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WED JUN 25, 2014 AT 03:00 PM PDT
Virginia's Republican legislators broke into Governor's office to block ACA coverage for poor
by Horace Boothroyd III for The Fourth Estate
In their fervor to ensure that the least amongst their citizens keep getting kicked in the teeth, the Republicans of Virginia have stooped to breaking and entering an executive office in order to block Medicaid expansion.
There is a time limit between delivery of documents and the Governor's need to authorize them. So the Republican House Speaker William J. Howell authorized security to illegally enter the Governor's office during a holiday break to ensure the clock started ticking before the Governor even knew the bill was delivered.
Is there anything the Republicans won't do to harm the 47%?
What occurred here Sunday is unacceptable, the letter continues. Two employees of the speaker of the House of Delegates were given access to an area of the governors office where sensitive files and materials are kept."
Howells office says the two employees work for the House clerks office and not directly for the speaker.
Reagans letter adds: For good reason, it is an area that is surrounded by three security perimeters. Even on a normal business day, very few people including members of the governors Cabinet can gain access to this suite of offices. We certainly do not expect to have agents and employees of the General Assembly roaming through these offices on weekends.
http://www.timesdispatch.com/news/state-regional/what-occurred-here-sunday-is-unacceptable/article_bf0d759e-fbde-11e3-932b-001a4bcf6878.html
http://www.dailykos.com/story/2014/06/25/1309586/-Virginia-s-Republican-legislators-broke-into-Governor-s-office-to-block-ACA-coverage-for-poor
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(14,505 posts)HooptieWagon
(17,064 posts)Or is this another case of "looking forward"?
Fred Sanders
(23,946 posts)They are the very definition of neo-fascists, they are criminals operating with no rules and with brutality.
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(295,912 posts)IronLionZion
(45,259 posts)Republican strategy is often along the lines of What would John Gotti Do? These thugs will do anything to stop their poor citizens from getting Medicaid.