Mary Landrieu quote about Obamacare

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We did not wake up one morning and declare this the law

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Kind of how it did get passed

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The people of the United States declared this through us as their Representatives.

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If they would have listened to the voters they wouldn't have passed that shite law and she just might be the Senator from LA in 2015.

I hope the cause was worth it for Mary. I think she wins if not for her support of ACA.

The thing about it is this.

She will probably get a good cushy job making OT money somewhere & become a multi-million $$$ lobbyist just like her partner in crime, john breaux.

AND she will get the best of health care while we, the peons, will languish under a crappy healthcare system that SHE helped usher in.

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I hope the cause was worth it for Mary. I think she wins if not for her support of ACA.

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I kige this. I can't think of any other vote she cast during her career that would cost her significant support. It's the only one that was both against her constituents' wishes and important enough to affect the election.

The quote in the OP is exactly right though--members of Congress are basically trustees. We hire them to make decisions and if we don't like those decisions, we hire someone else.

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The people of the United States declared this through us as their Representatives

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Really?

They why was it viewed unfavoribly by over 50% of the population? Also, I didn't realize that the House and Senate ran on the platform of passing Obamacare in the 04/06/08 elections

Also funny that less than 50% of Senators who voted for Obamacare are still in office.