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Tag: SB693

No Michigan Health Care Exchange Thank you.

By JGillman, Section News
Posted on Fri Jan 20, 2012 at 10:11:26 AM EST
Tags: Insurance, Michigan, Health Care, Exchanges, Obamacare, Nursing, Government, Abigail Nobel, SB693, Regulations, Rights, Wrecking The System (all tags)

Especially if it gives ANY leverage to Obamacare.

"Obamacare," or whatever the current name is for the redistributive healthcare plan, is unraveling daily. Between the "unforeseen" costs, and technical problems with implementing it, the biggest government grab of power in the history of the country is showing itself to be what we have called it all along. A worthless, dangerous, legislative Cluster-Foxtrot.

Michigan has had the opportunity to say no to the legislation under the tenth amendment, yet has not yet done so. Our previous Attorney General Mike Cox joined with 26 other states in a lawsuit against Obamacare, and the current AG has continued that course. And as the case makes its way into the Supreme Court of the United States, we are still working against ourselves by accepting the federal bribes and creating the framework for the Obamacare implementation.

But it still must pass through our legislature.

Yesterday, there was an opportunity for testimony on the Michigan Healthcare exchange. The Honorable Chairwoman Gail Haines was gracious enough to extend the public meeting time so that citizens could have their voices heard. One of those voices, Abigail Nobel, spoke regarding Senate Bill 693.

Below the line for her sage words.

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Its Not about Party but Principle

By apackof2, Section News
Posted on Tue Dec 06, 2011 at 02:58:25 PM EST
Tags: Rick Jones, Obama Care, SB693, Senate, cyberstalking, Alex Clark, GOP Youth Chair, Randy Richardville (all tags)

"There are no easy answers' but there are simple answers. We must have the courage to do what we know is morally right.
Ronald Reagan

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A Message To Our Legislators - Beware False Choices

Senator "Cyberstalker?"

By apackof2, Section News
Posted on Wed Nov 16, 2011 at 09:57:06 AM EST
Tags: Rick Jones, Obama Care, SB693, Senate, cyberstalking, LEGISLATIVE CONDUCT, HB5014 (all tags)

I believe constituents and citizens need to be aware of any inappropriate conduct of their elected officials. My intent is not to engage in some silly tit-for-tat feud however, Michigan citizens have a right to expect that their Senators conduct themselves in a manner befitting their office.

Rick Jones is at it again. Somebody needs to put his computer in a lock box
Unbelievably, I received this Facebook e-mail message from the Senator
Evidently Rick Jones has never heard of a "Screenshot. A larger version is HERE

Crazy Rick Jones