Sunday, August 11, 2013

Defund ObozoCare? Si, Se Puede!

Somewhat involved argumentation, but von Spakovsky reminds us of the ADA (Anti-Deficiency Act), which the cojones-challenged Congresscritters would rather forget.
...No one disputes that Obamacare would stay on the books and that defunding would not change the existing law. But all federal funds already appropriated for the implementation and enforcement of Obamacare could not be used by any federal agency to take any action—whether it is issuing new regulations or filing an enforcement action against an individual or an employer for not complying with the new health insurance mandates. The termination of all “entitlement to benefits” would stop the automatic appropriation of new entitlement spending for things like the law’s Medicaid expansion. The rescission of “unobligated benefits” would return to the Treasury appropriated funds that have not yet been spent on items such as the payment of outside contractors—navigators—for enrolling participants in Obamacare, although it would probably not relieve the government of the contractual obligation to pay for services already rendered.

There is no question that such a defunding bill can stop entitlement spending....

No question, except in the minds of the demi-Statist (R) folk (read:  McConnell, Boehner, Cantor) and their easily-swayed (R) followers.

HT: PowerLine

4 comments:

Tim Morrissey said...

Love your Spanish, but....hasn't this been tried already? Like, 40 times?

Anonymous said...

And you've undoubtedly been lectured about your diet, diabetes, and heart disease risk. Yet you still stuff your face with donuts and other fatty shit.

So, spare us the sanctimony, you fat fuck.

Anonymous said...

Good news dad29 and other senior citizens - pre-existing mental patients can't be denied coverage under Obozocare.

Dad29 said...

Curiously enough, Tim, it's NEVER been tried when it counted--like for a must-pass budget.

Far be it from me to be cynical, but I find that to be an astounding co-incidence.