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Johonny

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16. They don't care about this election cycle

Reply to LiberalFighter (Reply #14)

Mon Jul 2, 2012, 04:17 PM

Jul 2012

These governors don't care about 2012, they care about 2016 and the GOP free for all that will be the primary. All exchanges must be fully certified and operational by January 1, 2014. That means any real battle of wills takes place at the right time for 2016 and the GOP primary.

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are we heading towards another George Wallace state vs. federal? [View all] Johonny Jul 2012 OP

Yes no_hypocrisy Jul 2012 #1

The more thug states that refuse BumRushDaShow Jul 2012 #2

Agree. Sometimes it's better building something state-by-state. NYC_SKP Jul 2012 #3

The exchanges can be set up electronically by staffers in a office in Washington D.C. bluestateguy Jul 2012 #4

States that are challenging having their state implementing ACA are being stupid. LiberalFighter Jul 2012 #7

The feds can also set up insurance exchanges that cover abortion bluestateguy Jul 2012 #10

I just as soon that all states let the federal govt do the exchanges. LiberalFighter Jul 2012 #12

maybe he thought about it Johonny Jul 2012 #13

Not at all ProgressiveProfessor Jul 2012 #5

I think that with any state ignoring the requirement to implement state exchange LiberalFighter Jul 2012 #8

aren't they counting on that Johonny Jul 2012 #11

Except it won't effect his election because they won't see it happening until after the election. LiberalFighter Jul 2012 #14

They don't care about this election cycle Johonny Jul 2012 #16

By that time more people will be on board supporting ACA. LiberalFighter Jul 2012 #17

It seems if republican governors can basically 'nullify' a federal law Thumper79 Jul 2012 #6

Nobody is 'nullifying' any law. The law doesn't require any state to set up an exchange nor does it PoliticAverse Jul 2012 #15

Yes. ananda Jul 2012 #9

a bunch of the thug governors said the same thing about the stimulus...they ALL took it spanone Jul 2012 #18