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Proud Liberal Dem

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17. I voted yes

Reply to DemocratSinceBirth (Original post)

Sat Jun 30, 2012, 02:14 PM

Jun 2012

out of hope. I think that now that SCOTUS has ruled it constitutional, it will be harder for the wingnuts to successfully rail against it as tyrannical government overreach and, unless the Republicans successfully articulate a viable competing plan (other than just not getting sick), I just don't see how they succeed in convincing people to elect them in droves to end this "crisis" of President Obama and Democrats providing a structure for ensuring near-universal health insurance coverage once and for all.

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Will More Amercans Support The Affordable Care Act Now That It Has Passed Constitutional Muster? [View all] DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2012 OP

I said no JustAnotherGen Jun 2012 #1

Yes. I saw it happen this morning at work. lamp_shade Jun 2012 #2

i'm trying to get info on this from the gop real estate brokers nashville_brook Jun 2012 #3

I know somebody in real estate down in south GA and she was on FB frothing at the mouth about kestrel91316 Jun 2012 #11

what i've observed in the commercial real estate industry is that "political thought" = nashville_brook Jun 2012 #12

Yes. Laelth Jun 2012 #4

Same Thing Happened When The Supremes Overturned TX's Sodomy Laws DemocratSinceBirth Jun 2012 #6

Yes, in time. Ship of Fools Jun 2012 #5

As for the Dems., I hope they heed Harry Truman's advice on this. Laelth Jun 2012 #7

Possibly, I wouldn't expect any major shift. The court ruled as I expected TheKentuckian Jun 2012 #8

They will really get behind it as its provisions kick in. Ikonoklast Jun 2012 #9

Definitely. I have seen it happen already too. Live and Learn Jun 2012 #10

Yeah the rhetoric surrounding this bill has just been poisonous and we can thank the Right for that fujiyama Jun 2012 #16

People like a winner Nevernose Jun 2012 #13

Absolutely Motown_Johnny Jun 2012 #14

Yes, it's already happening. nadinbrzezinski Jun 2012 #15

I voted yes Proud Liberal Dem Jun 2012 #17