Indiana

Forget Repeal, Go For Reform

By Abdul Hakim-Shabazz

Back during the property tax upheaval of 2007, I had to be the bearer of bad news to all my property tax repeal friends that while I sympathized with them, repealing property taxes was about as likely as me getting the Klansman of the Year award.  Well, I have to bring the same news to my friends who want to repeal the President’s health care proposal.  Not gonna happen guys, here’s why.

Democrats control Congress and the Presidency so repeal won’t happen.

If  Republicans take back Congress in 2010, Barack Obama is still President and he would veto any repeal so it won’t happen.

If Obama loses in 2010 and Republicans have a majority in Congress, it better be a supermajority, otherwise Democrats can filibuster and repeal won’t happen.

See where this is going?   My advice, go for reform.  I think you have a much better chance at reforming the system than a wholesale pitching of what’s been done.  I’ll share some polling data this afternoon that backs up that claim.

Now of course there’s always the Courts and 10th Amendment challenges.  I’m skeptical of how successful those will be, but that’s a post for tomorrow.  However, I do think there’s something ironic about the same people who in the past would whine and cry about using the Courts to overturn actions by the legislative bodies now running to file lawsuits to do the same thing.

Full post as published by Indiana Barrister on March 24, 2010 (boomark / email).