Sonny Perdue to seek lawsuit against health care plan....even if the (black) GA Atty Gen says No

[marmar]

Georgia governor threatens health care lawsuit


Georgia's governor will pursue a lawsuit against the new federal health care bill, even if the state's attorney general refuses to do so, the governor's spokesman said Thursday.

Gov. Sonny Perdue, a Republican, opposes the health care bill because it will add 700,000 Georgians to the Medicaid program and require people to buy health insurance or face a penalty, said Bert Brantley, Perdue's director of communications.

The state's attorney general, Thurbert Baker, a Democrat, had advised Perdue against filing a lawsuit.

"The governor of this state asked me to give my legal opinion to see if there were any legal legs to overturn this health care bill," Baker told CNN on Thursday. "After looking at all the arguments raised around the country and going through analysis, I found that there is simply no legal basis to file a lawsuit."

According to Baker, pursuing a lawsuit would be "a waste of our tax dollars."

Brantley disputed the money issue, telling CNN that "a group of lawyers have come forward to offer their services pro bono to handle the lawsuit." .........(more)

The complete piece is at: http://news.blogs.cnn.com/2010/03/25/georgia-governor-threatens-health-care-lawsuit/

[leftofcool]

1. Yea Sonny, pay no attention that smart Black man in the corner

He can't possibly be smarter than you, after all, he is just the AG and you are a governor just like Sarah Palin.

[CurtEastPoint]

2. Sonny is threatened by the intelligence of (one more) black man. Sonny is a doo doo head. n/t

[kenny blankenship]

3. Some yahoo in the legislature is going to file a bill of impeachment against Baker

heard it on the radio this afternoon.

I kinda doubt that will get traction, but you never know down here.

[Joe the Revelator]

4. I think we need to be consistent on this subject...if we think, like in Washington and Michigan that

the Governor gets final say if what lawsuits the AG brings on behalf of the state, we have to extend that to republican governors.