As Georgia GOP Senators work to block federal health insurance, Atlanta lawmakers vote for reform
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Institute for Southern Studies: Local lawmakers across the South are stepping up to weigh in on the health care debate. On Monday the Atlanta City Council passed a resolution calling on Congress to enact "comprehensive, quality, affordable health care legislation for all Americans." This resolution represents a major departure from the recent action of conservative Georgia lawmakers.
Earlier this month, a group of Georgia Senate Republicans announced plans to introduce an amendment to the state constitution during this winter's legislative session that would would opt Georgia out of federal health insurance reform, reports the Atlanta Business Chronicle. The state's constitutional change would be subject to a statewide referendum in November 2010, and is aimed at stopping federal lawmakers from enforcing health care reform in the state.
The Georgia legislation is based on the Tenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which declares that any power not explicitly granted the federal government in the Constitution is preserved for the states. As Think Progress reports, "tentherism" is just the latest in a series of far-right political movements to counter the reform efforts of the Obama administration. Other Georgia lawmakers say that health care reform, inclusive of a government-run public option, is necessary to reduce the costs of health insurance.
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