Nullification: Are States Sitting Ducks or Willing Accomplices?

This is Part 5 in an ongoing series about the concept of nullification by states; the idea that individual states can declare a federal law or regulation unconstitutional, and therefore, refuse to implement it. See FOOTNOTE section for links to Parts 1 – 4 and additional supporting information.1 (See the far right sidebar for making [...]

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Fallin-Failing, begs lawmakers to pass Obamacare enabling bill

Kaye Beach March 24, 2011 54 Million Dollars from the federal government for what?!: On Friday, Feburary 25, 2011 OK Governor Mary Fallin issued a press release announcing ”Oklahoma Will Accept $54 M “Early Innovator Grant” to Support Oklahoma-B...

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Thursday March 24th 7pm Moore Norman 9 12 group Hosts Rep. Charles Key

Kaye Beach March, 23, 2011 Rep. Key will be the featured speaker this Thursday, March 24th at 7pm. Rep. Key will be speaking on the implementation of Obamacare enabling health insurance exchanges in Oklahoma. The location is Earl’s Ribs Palace: &...

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Nullification: Are State Level Officials Really Opposed to Federal Encroachment?

This is Part 4 in an ongoing series about a the concept of nullification by states; the idea that individual states can declare a federal law or regulation unconstitutional and, therefore, refuse to implement it. See FOOTNOTE section for links to Parts 1 -3 and additional supporting information. 1  My prior opinion, that nullification is a [...]

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States Should Not Set Up Health Insurance Exchanges (as required by ObamaCare)

Kaye Beach March 22, 2011 Excellent article about the  Health Insurance Exchanges. Read it, then read about the Oklahoma Health Care Exchanges and other federal Health Care Reform measures being implemented; Republican-led OK House passes HB 2130, an ...

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If there’s weakness in the House, then it’s time to get fired up again

With Speaker John Boehner’s leadership thus far, he’s earned the House of Representatives a new nickname; “The Waffle House“. People who worked hard to see conservatives elected and to have “The Gavel” pried from Pelosi’s claw weren’t expecting to see timidity in reversing our nation’s backward slide beyond the ditch and off into the abyss. [...]

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Nullification Measures Not Stopping Health Care Implementation (Think Idaho)

This is an ongoing series about the issue of nullification. For Part 1, click HERE. For Part 2, click HERE. Idaho may be the best example of an action by a state to nullify the health care law. Both houses of the State Legislature passed and Governor Otter signed into law a measure which many [...]

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Nullification NOT the Answer for Health Care (or anything else)

This is the first installment in a series about nullification. On March 21, 2010 – I stood on an improvised stage (the back of a pickup truck) located between the State Capitol and the Governor’s mansion at GiN’s flash rally “Kill or Nullify the Bill!”. Throughout the preceding two week period, it had become clear [...]

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