Tennessee Stands Up

       With the ObamaCare health care law still under heavy debate by both Democrats and Republicans, the voice of most people haven’t been heard. What do the people want? Do they actually like the idea? Or do American citizens think that this is a waste of time? I guarantee that people have reason from both sides but all the congressmen on Capitol Hill are fighting and are not listening to the general public. Democrats have promised some things that cannot be trusted and maybe that is why some states are deciding to fight about against this federal law.

        According to FOX News, the Tennessee legislature is going to try to challenge the ObamaCare law and hopefully outlaw the health care bill that has had so many issues over the last four to five months. They Tennessean government believes that their health care plane, “TennCare”, is working for more than their 1.2 million people on the program. This really takes me back to the history books and all the way back to the late 1860’s. Southern states back in the late 19^th century passed a nullification act that would nullify or ban any federal law from being used in the state government if they decided to ban the law. What Tennessee is doing is on a lower level than back 150 years ago but it is on the same line of things. The question is, will any of this work?

        To most people this might sound like an absolutely crazy idea to try to overrule the United States government and to an extent I do agree with that statement. Even though I do not agree with ObamaCare and what it has to offer I do not believe that a state should be able to nullify a federal law whenever they please. If this does happen, it will set a precedent for future laws to come. Some people think that the Tennessee legislature is just making themselves look bad. Rep. JoAnne Favors states that, “It’s wasting a lot of energy and time. It’s just causing our state to look silly.” I do agree that this must be taking a lot of effort to keep this going I do not believe that it is making them look silly. Until this is deemed unconstitutional by the federal government they can move along with this. This is just the state of Tennessee speaking their opinion and finally someone is being heard.

         Even though I do not believe that this will ever happen, I do think that this shows that some or most people do NOT want this health care act in this country. Maybe if everybody was heard this wouldn’t even be a problem anymore.