Steve King: Let's KILL The GOVERNMENT If Obama Won't KILL Health Care Reform

[Segami]

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" Here's how the Republicans' power over the purse could lead to an insoluble fight over spending, and, potentially, a government shutdown.


In a presentation at CPAC on Thursday, Rep. Steve King (R-IA) called on Republicans to hold the government hostage until President Obama abandons his dream of reforming the nation's health care system.


Or to put it in King's words: Republicans should do to "ObamaCare" what Democrats did to the Vietnam War.


Speaking to a small audience in CPAC's auxiliary meeting room -- where most of the social conservatives like King have been pushed this year -- King outlined his plan to use Congress' ability to shut down the government by refusing to fund it as means of pushing the health care reforms into an early grave.


The reform law signed by Obama last year includes what King called "self-enacting appropriations" -- mandatory spending -- which means they'll kick in on their own unless Congress passes a law to stop them.


King's plan: tell Obama that unless he agrees to kill that spending, the GOP will refuse to pass new legislation to fund the government, which runs out of money on March 4.


Without that legislation, the government would shut down. And, voilà: a government held for ransom.


King said he got the idea from the 1974 law Congress passed to forbid President Ford from continuing the war in Vietnam. The law that Congress forced Ford to sign forbade him and the treasury from funding any military action in, around or in the skies above Vietnam.

King said the '74 law was a "clear precedent" for Congress to rip out the automatic funding of the health care law.

"I disagreed with that decision Congress made in 1974," he said. "But I believe we have the foundation to shut off the automatic funding to ObamaCare."


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[somone]

1. How 'bout starting with his cushy government job

Idiot is a disgrace to the good people of Iowa

[Frustratedlady]

2. Two questions...

What rock did he crawl out from under, and can we find it to put him back?

He is such an embarrassment.

[hotsamich]

7. Lobby for Closing 2-3 of Their Offices

These people do not serve the people, aren't going to do anything but cut people off. We need to call them, Boehner and say close 2 of your offices-it just costs the taxpayer, for nothing.

[progressoid]

15. Yes he is.

Sadly, people keep voting for him. :grr:

We'll lose a seat in the House next year so we're hoping he goes then. {fingers crossed}

[barbiegeek]

3. I Dare him to shut down the VA hospital & through our disabled vets in the streets

[gratuitous]

6. I double dare him to bring back denials for pre-existing conditions

We used to put people this delusional into institutions under heavy medication; now we elect them to Congress.

[spanone]

4. this guy belongs in a home.

[Arkana]

5. Yeah let's shut down the gummint!

It worked so well for us last time, right guys?


Guys?

[lame54]

8. He disagreed with ending the Vietnam War...

Jackass

[Johonny]

13. Dems killed war by people like King refusing to fight in it

Dems are that good. Funny King is trying to kill health care reform while taking government health care.

[4lbs]

9. Yes, Mr. King, let's do that. Then you will stop getting a GOVERNMENT salary won't you?

You will also stop getting your free, GOVERNMENT sponsored, healthcare right?

You will have to pay your office staff out of your own pocket, instead of the FEDERAL --> GOVERNMENT <-- paying them from a budget given to you and all Congresspeople as GOVERNMENT politicians.

You won't have your expenses reimbursed by the GOVERNMENT anymore, so just send them to those lobbyists that already pay for your lunches, dinners, and material possessions.

Yes, let's shut down the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, which includes the U.S. Border Patrol, the FBI, and the Department of Homeland Security. Why are you soft on crime, and for allowing illegal aliens and turrirists to enter the country freely, since the GOVERNMENT won't be there to stop them?

Yes, let's shut down the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT, and stop paying our toops as well. Why are you so anti-military? What happened to your Patriotism? You don't support the troops, I see.

[City Lights]

10. You drew the short stick, Steveo, and are first up on the chopping block!

:dunce:

[LeftinOH]

11. Deft use of the word "kill". Everything with Repubs involves violent imagery.

[Segami]

17. Its to hide their true yellow-streak nature. Their definition of ' bravery & courage ' is to send

someone else's family loved one ( never themselves or their family ) on the front lines to fight on behalf of their corporate wars disguised as liberation.

[bobbolink]

12. Kill The Government, if Obama Kills Poor People!

Grab some courage and integrity, and Walk Like An Egyptian!

[dionysus]

14. i'm sure you'll be the first one in the street throwing molotovs.

:rofl::rofl::rofl:

[Vinca]

16. But SAVE THE EMBRYOS. Steve must enjoy watching them die without health care after they're born.

[Rex]

18. What Dems did to the Vietnam War? Series? Did he really say that?

:triplefacepalm:
Does he not know the todays modern POTUS can start fake wars for profit and political control over a foreign regions main resource? IS HE THAT FUCKING STUPID OR JUST LYING?

[Fire Walk With Me]

19. Getting in the way of what is good for Americans, is a great way for the Republicans to

be shown the door.

[alfredo]

24. King knows that a smaller, weaker government means more power

for corporations, not the people.

Their framing the issue as a weaker government giving more power to the people is a lie. Corporations will fill the power vacuum. He knows that and so does his republican comrades.

[Fire Walk With Me]

28. Absolutely. If enough Republican voters realize this, we'll handily out-vote the corporations in the

next election. And from then forward.

[alfredo]

30. I think that will be a good framing of the issue. How to

frame it is above my pay grade.

[Fire Walk With Me]

31. "Republican voters: They're selling you to corporations!"

[alfredo]

32. Small Government equals more corporate control over you

[muntrv]

20. Fine. Let's start with YOU, Stevie.

[Hubert Flottz]

21. Political terrorism.

He hates America.

[alfredo]

22. Sounds like treason.

So they want to dismantle our government. traitors

[Segami]

23. Well, they think themselves as ' patriots ' representing the people's wishes

[alfredo]

25. They don't think that, they know a weaker government means

more powerful corporations.

[Angry Dragon]

27. I also have these same thoughts

We the people should file law suits for treason.

[alfredo]

29. We also need to expose what is behind the small government

propaganda they spew.

[CrownPrinceBandar]

26. Do it Stevie...........

You see how much it helped ol Newtie back in 95 (and Bob Dole's presidential hopes, too).

[NYC Liberal]

33. Call his bluff. Let them shut it down...it will be on them

and I guarantee they won't come out of it looking so great.

[Dokkie]

34. Out of all the repub crazies

Am most surprised that this one keeps getting reelected.