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. On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 10:29 AM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > > So, in other words, you and the Republicans are sore losers because the GOP > did not have a majority in Senate or House when a law was passed? There was > nothing illegal about what was done. Funny thing is using House & Senate > majority with same party as sitting president to pass legislature is a page > right out of the Republican playbook (one I do not necessarily disagree > with). Someone uses their own gameplan against them and they cry foul. > Typical.. > > The ACA looks nothing like what was initially proposed. Concessions and > changes were made to appease republicans. And many of those who asked for > these concessions are now totally against the law. Typical Washington > politics. > > Are you equally appalled that the House republicans did the same thing with > their continuing resolution bills? Did Boehner have Democrats in meetings > to discuss any of the CRs? > > Source for your ascertation that republicans gained 60 seats 'mainly > because of Obamacare'? If Obamacare was the main reason for losing 60 > seats, why, 2 years later, did the President get re-elected? > > > On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 9:05 AM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Let's do a summary. > > > > The bill was written in private committees with big donors, insurance > > companies and pharmaceutical companies. When it was ready it was 1000 > plus > > pages and they voted on it very quickly in the House. I think maybe three > > or four Rhino's voted yes and the rest no. Then it went to the Senate. > They > > changed it and voted. All R's voted no. Then it went back to the house. > > There, Reid, Pelosi and a few others, but no Republicans, had locked door > > meetings sometimes going through the night. When they finished they > > released it and voted on it within hours. That is why Pelosi said you > have > > to pass it to see what is in it. No Republicans voted yes. At that time > the > > Dems controlled both houses and the presidency so it was pushed through > > even though nobody wanted it. The next election the Republicans gained > over > > 60 seats in the house, mainly because of Obamacare. That was the largest > > mid-term gain since 1938. > > > > . > > > > > > > > > > On Thu, Oct 3, 2013 at 7:21 AM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > Wait....if Republican Congress-people actually voted, then how was it > > done > > > 'behind closed doors without any Republicans present'? Seems you just > > > contradicted yourself. > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 11:31 PM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > The Senate bill passed by a vote of 6039 on December 24, 2009, with > > all > > > > Democrats and two independents voting for, and all Republicans voting > > > > against (except for Jim Bunning, who did not vote) > > > > The House passed the Senate bill with a 219212 vote on March 21, > 2010, > > > > with 34 Democrats and all 178 Republicans voting against it. > > > > > > > > Maybe you should study up before taking such a strong position. > > > > > > > > . > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 10:26 PM, Scott Stroz <[email protected]> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 3:57 PM, Sam <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > On Wed, Oct 2, 2013 at 3:51 PM, Vivec <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Yes Sam, it seems that at a town hall meeting Obama seemed to > > imply > > > > > that > > > > > > > ALL talks would be televised publicly, and this was not done. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > http://www.politifact.com/truth-o-meter/promises/obameter/promise/517/health-care-reform-public-sessions-C-SPAN/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > But are you conceding this was done behind closed without any > > > > republicans > > > > > > present? > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Are you implying that the ACA was voted on by both houses of > Congress > > > and > > > > > not a single Republican cast a vote? > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > Scott Stroz > > > > > --------------- > > > > > You can make things happen, you can watch things happen or you can > > > wonder > > > > > what the f*&k happened. - Cpt. Phil Harris > > > > > > > > > > http://xkcd.com/386/ > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:367566 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
