Red State Of Insanity

Seven Republican attorneys general are joining together to sue the Obama administration over birth control coverage rules, citing Frist Amendment violations and asking a Nebraska District Judge to throw out the provision.

The lawsuit was filed by attorneys general from Nebraska, Florida, Michigan, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Carolina and Texas. Three Nebraska-based groups — Catholic Social Services, Pius X Catholic High School and the Catholic Mutual Relief Society of America — are also plaintiffs in the lawsuit.

Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning, a Republican who is running for U.S. Senate, said the administration's regulation "forces of millions of Americans to choose between following religious convictions and complying with federal law.

"We will not stand idly by while out constitutionally guaranteed liberties are discarded by an administration that has sworn to uphold them," he said.

That of course is a smokescreen.  This is the real reason.

The lawsuit alleges that the rule will effectively force religious employers and organizations to drop health insurance coverage, which will raise enrollment in state Medicaid programs and increase patient numbers at state-subsidized hospitals and medical centers.

And as noted, Jon Bruning is leading the charge here in Nebraska...oh and running for Senate.  Surprise!

Of course, the GOP goal here is to win a decision here where the federal government can no longer compel states to participate in federal programs:  the Affordable Care Act, but also Medicare, Medicaid, and Social Security, based on moral and religious objections.  At the very least it means state legislatures could simply walk away from the last 80 years, or hold referendums to do the same.

Now given a series of state votes on ending programs, and given all the tens of millions the rich could pour into campaign ads, do you feel your state could win a vote to keep Social Security or Medicare, or Medicaid?

I live in Kentucky.

Yeah.