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What will stop that is that it would never pass Congress. TheWraith Mar 2012 #1
Why not? bu$h did. RC Mar 2012 #8
Again: executive orders cannot rewrite federal law. TheWraith Mar 2012 #16
And I said bu$h did it, and he did do that. RC Mar 2012 #19
"Bush did it" is not a valid excuse for Obama doing it. Arkana Mar 2012 #23
Well, I seem to remember reading EC Mar 2012 #18
What if there was already a law on the books? sofa king Mar 2012 #21
Technically? SATIRical Mar 2012 #25
The current SOE was declared in 2001. sofa king Mar 2012 #27
what's to stop them? Well, being utterly owned by big insurance, big pharma, etc for a start.... mike_c Mar 2012 #2
Obama would have happily signed a bill with a public option, but Congress pnwmom Mar 2012 #4
you might not have been paying attention during the hearings and such... mike_c Mar 2012 #6
I was paying attention and I disagree. Pelosi and Reid knew where the votes were pnwmom Mar 2012 #9
sure they knew where the votes were.... mike_c Mar 2012 #10
Oh yeah, right. Blame the progressives. That always works. n/t pnwmom Mar 2012 #11
working to maintain greedy insurance company profits doesn't strike me as particularly progressive.. mike_c Mar 2012 #12
So....losing 10-90 would solve this problem? jeff47 Mar 2012 #14
History doesn't remember the count--whether it's 10-90 or 30-70 would be irrelevant Arkana Mar 2012 #24
The President can't pass a law change by himself. Congress has to do that. pnwmom Mar 2012 #3
if it dosen't require funding, I think he can... Rosco T. Mar 2012 #5
Presidents can't make laws, so he can't. pnwmom Mar 2012 #7
but he wouldn't be MAKING a law... Rosco T. Mar 2012 #13
And W would be expanding the scope of the laws against murder jeff47 Mar 2012 #15
Even if he could do it, few people without insurance could afford a Medicare buyin. bornskeptic Mar 2012 #17
Its that expensive Dokkie Mar 2012 #33
The President can not do what you are suggesting. jzodda Mar 2012 #29
But they have an entire library of laws they can execute. sofa king Mar 2012 #22
You are suggesting something akin to martial law jzodda Mar 2012 #30
Yep. Just think of what the other guys would give away... sofa king Mar 2012 #32
Wrong jzodda Mar 2012 #31
Well, doesn't Congress have to write that into law? But I like it. freshwest Mar 2012 #20
Lobbyists. That's who will stop it. Stop it dead. Kablooie Mar 2012 #26
This can't be done via executive order jzodda Mar 2012 #28
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