So the Republicans are already working to fight the "big fucking deal" healthcare bill signed by Obama earlier today:
14 Attorneys General are suing to stop the bill as unconstitutional.
Rep. Steven King (R-Iowa) has a bill ready for the House to repeal it (PDF).
Sen. Jim DeMint (R-South Carolina) and a handful of Republicans have a Senate bill worked up.
Here's the Senate Bill:
TEXT of Senator DeMint’s bill to Repeal ObamaCare:
To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. REPEAL.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and the amendments made by that Act, are repealed.
I'd be lying if I said their outrage didn't amuse me.
When these attempts fail, what will they do next? Secede?
I'm still unclear on what rights and liberties are lost by enacting this bill.
To be fair, I'm not impressed with the mandate to buy insurance from private companies. I still think that aspect is a mistake, but maybe it will provide an opportunity for something better in the future. The bill should have, minimally, included a public option. Unfortunately the Democrats gave up on that early in the process.
Single-payer was never an option, though it should have been.
Maybe we'll get that in another 103 years.