Top SC Prosecutor, Others Probing Health Care Deal(Nebraska Funding Break)

[RamboLiberal]

Source: ABC News

The top prosecutors in seven states are probing the constitutionality of a political deal that cut a funding break for Nebraska in order to pass a federal health care reform bill, South Carolina's attorney general said Tuesday.

Attorney General Henry McMaster said he and his counterparts in Alabama, Colorado, Michigan, North Dakota, Texas and Washington state — all Republicans — are jointly taking a look at the deal they've dubbed the "Nebraska compromise."

"The Nebraska compromise, which permanently exempts Nebraska from paying Medicaid costs that Texas and all other 49 states must pay, may violate the United States Constitution — as well as other provisions of federal law," Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said.

McMaster's move comes at the request of Republican U.S. Sens. Lindsey Graham and Jim DeMint of South Carolina.



Read more: http://abcnews.go.com/US/wireStory?id=9405283

[The Velveteen Ocelot]

1. Allowing myself to agree with Lindsey Graham is making my head hurt,

but I do think the Nebraska deal was bullshit.

[dflprincess]

4. It has given me a headache behind my eye (n/t)

[Ian David]

9. Agreed. But I also wouldn't mind being purged of that douchebag Nelson. n/t

[Mz Pip]

2. Oh, the price we pay for

Federalism. One Senator out of a hundred from a state with a small population can do so much damage in so little time.

[DJ13]

3. That was a stupid move by Reid to get his vote

Wait until the lawyers get a hold of individual mandates, that might be a real battle too.

[Donnachaidh]

5. bwahahahahahahahahaha!!!

Baby Face Nelson may not get his swag after all. :rofl:

[IndianaGreen]

6. MSNBC: Several prosecutors probing health care deal

Several prosecutors probing health care deal

They question the constitutionality of ‘Nebraska compromise’

COLUMBIA, S.C. - The top prosecutors in seven states are probing the constitutionality of a political deal that cut a funding break for Nebraska in order to pass a federal health care reform bill, South Carolina's attorney general said Tuesday.

Attorney General Henry McMaster said he and his counterparts in Alabama, Colorado, Michigan, North Dakota, Texas and Washington state — all Republicans — are jointly taking a look at the deal they've dubbed the "Nebraska compromise."

"The Nebraska compromise, which permanently exempts Nebraska from paying Medicaid costs that Texas and all other 49 states must pay, may violate the United States Constitution — as well as other provisions of federal law," Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/34551523/ns/politics-health_care_reform/

[Demeter]

7. Cannibalism. It's What's For Dinner

Yum!

[TwilightGardener]

8. They'd better look up all forms of pork for "constitutionality", then--especially

in their home states.

[wordpix]

10. true and---how many deals did BushCo cut?

[IndianaGreen]

11. The idea of federalism is based on all states being treated equally

It is one thing to give Louisiana $300 million in pork goodies to get Mary Landrieu's vote, quite another to have 49 states paying for Nebraska's share of Medicaid.

[backtomn]

13. Who pays for the $300 million in pork???

Louisiana's share of that is probably very small. I don't see a difference, except possibly in amount.

[madrchsod]

12. reid really is one of thee worse senate majority leaders....

good god the guy is fucking stupid.

[katkat]

14. It's not federalism.

It's the screwed up current Senate rules.

Those need revising so that the majority rules and that filibuster crap goes. Somebody (I'm too lazy to look it up) had a NYTimes column just recently about how the Repukes have used it like crazy the last year to stonewall Dem legislation, compared to hardly any use before.

[boppers]

15. Oh, this will be good.

Alaska has to be in a state of minor eye-popping right about now.

[Ozymanithrax]

16. Another attempt by Corporate backed Republicans to fool us into thinking they hate the bill...

Are there any lengths to which these vile people will not go to continue their sick shell game?

[krkaufman]

17. Gotta say it's painful but I can't disagree with what they're doing.

The Nelson deal is pretty tough to swallow. Although... I expect it's not all that different from thousands of other deals cut in the past, by both parties.