Why Elections Matter: How Obamacare Will Be Repealed

Posted on June 29 2012 – 11:55 AM – Posted by: Steve Flesher

An article by Chris Moody published this morning at YAHOO! News lays out what is required for Obamacare to be repealed (emphasis).

Repealing the law won’t happen before January 2013. It would be dependent on a triple Republican victory this November: Mitt Romney would need to defeat President Barack Obama, Republicans must hold their majority in the House, and they must also gain enough seats in the Senate so they have at least 50 of their own in the upper chamber.

The Senate does not need to be filibuster-proof, according to the article (emphasis):

What about the filibuster? Don’t you need 60 votes to do anything in the Senate?

Not in this case. Because Chief Justice John Roberts’ majority opinion ruled the individual mandate a “tax,” a Republican-led Senate could repeal that provision–and others–using what is called “budget reconciliation,” a procedural tactic that requires only a simple majority vote. The Republican vice president, in this hypothetical scenario, would break the tie. (Democrats used the same method in 2010 to pass the health care bill.)

You can read the whole thing here.

Our mission remains clear.  Despite John Roberts and his unfortunate decision to side with the left-leaning justices, the majority of Americans know this law must be repealed. 

#1. FIRE OBAMA!

#2. Get a Conservative Majority in the Senate

#3. Retain the House

Article source: http://conservatives4palin.com/2012/06/why-elections-matter-how-obamacare-will-be-repealed.html