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Originally Posted by Armistead
This is all about upcoming elections, political moves. Obvious the GOP thinks it will work to their advantage in the coming ad wars, hoping to knock off a few Dems. So what if they ruin everyones vacation, hurt workers, it doesn't effect them.
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If that is indeed the case, I think it's going to backfire on them. Even if it's not the case, it will probably backfire on them anyway. Which i see is a warning sign of things to come. As platypus noted,
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"best time to fight the ACA when it was up for a vote?"
Yes it is, and yes it was fought. It was the 111th congress that signed the ACA into law. That was during a time when the democratic party held majorities in both the Senate and the House. The GOP was simply outvoted.
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God only knows what legislation we'll see ramrodded in the future. Though I can make some educated guesses that it will involve reducing individual liberties and increases government oversight into all aspects of life.