LOVE IT! Texas Democrats as Repub AG to explain his anti health care lawsuit (MUST READ)

[Mugsy]

This is so great.

A little background first. The Attorney General for the State of Texas is a neo-Conservative Right Wing zealot named Greg Abbott. Abbott is a paraplegic that has been wheelchair bound since a tree fell on him some 30 (iirc) years ago. He has worked in government for as long as I can remember, so between his disability and working for the state, he has benefited from government funded health care most of his adult life.

Anyways... Earlier today, seven Texas Democratic Legislators sent a detailed letter to Texas Republican Attorney General Greg Abbott substantively rebutting his legal claim challenging the historic “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” as signed into law today.

Texas Democratic legislators, led by Representative Garnet Coleman, who serves on President Obama’s State Legislators for Health Reform Committee, rightfully questioned Abbott’s frivolous lawsuit, his questionable authority to file such a suit and the potential harm his actions could cause millions of Texans.

Besides pointing out the lack of legal reasoning in AG Abbott’s law suit as well as debunking the nullification and secession claims, the letter demands a full accounting from Greg Abbott on the following (among other things]:

• "We would also question why you would file a lawsuit that, if successful, would ostensibly result in the reimplementation of the worst practices of the insurance industry. It is disconcerting that you would expend state resources in an attempt to repeal small business tax credits, repeal tax subsidies to middle income families, reinstate the Medicare "donut hole," allow insurance companies to indiscriminately drop people from their coverage, and prevent Texas from receiving any of the myriad pro-consumer reforms in the legislation."



• "While you are free to hold whatever personal view you care to hold, given that Texas state agencies are being asked to cut their budgets by 5 percent, and the Legislature has neither appropriated your office the funds for nor instructed you to pursue such litigation, this action has all the markings of a frivolous lawsuit."



• "To our knowledge, the Legislature has not instructed you to institute this suit nor has it specifically appropriated money for the proposed litigation. Please explain what constitutional or statutory provisions authorize you to bring this type of lawsuit."



• "Also, please explain how you have obtained the consent of your client, the State of Texas, under the applicable provisions of the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct. Finally, please explain how you intend to pay for the litigation."

LOVE IT! :)

[kestrel91316]

1. Uh oh. Somebody is gonna get a spankin' if he keeps this up, lol.

[BlooInBloo]

2. Our governor up here in Washington just ripped the Atty General a new asshole...

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topics&forum=385

Also, it's looking grimmer for that asshole's chances of ever being Governor. Thanks, dumbshit.

http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/archives/199041.asp

[quiet.american]

3. Awesome. nt

[WolverineDG]

4. Help us defeat Abbott this year & put an end to this bull shit

He's up for re-election & our candidate is Barbara Radnofsky

Contributions accepted here:

http://www.barbaraann2010.com/

dg

[blogslut]

8. I voted for her in the primary

And plan to do so in the General.

If I have money to spare, I'll throw some her way.

Incidentally, don't forget to follow Bill White on Twitter:

http://twitter.com/tx4billwhite

[DavidDvorkin]

5. I'd have expected someone with his personal history to be sympathetic to people needing

medical insurance.

Silly me. He's a Republicker, not a human being.

[Manifestor_of_Light]

12. He was out jogging and a tree fell on him so he sued the homeowner.

Typical Repub hypocrite in favor of tort reform.

I went to college with Barbara Radnofsky at the University of Houston. She had two brothers who were there at the same time. As a redblooded American girl, I was a lot more interested in Ken and Stuart. :evilgrin: Ken is a professional sax player who used to look like a young Gustav Mahler, wire rimmed glasses and all. I'll just shut up now before I incriminate myself.

[Dappleganger]

6. So many shades of sweetness here...

they've got their bases covered, that's for sure!

[blogslut]

7. I love it.

I plan to do me some phone-calling tomorrow and give that man a piece of my mind.

[Liberal In Texas]

9. Boy did he just give Radnofsky some great ammunition to use in the upcoming campaign.

I would love to see her as AG.

[Mugsy]

10. Debate

I hope they televise the debate.

State level office debates are rarely televised. :(

[seabeyond]

11. a lawsuit that has no chance, without consent and cost the state. i was wondering

how they were going to get away with this.

good for the dems

waiting anxiously for the answers