That was August 2010, of course, and the Missouri Health Care Freedom statute aimed to block the federal individual mandate that Missourians either buy health insurance or are punished for not doing so.
And that sentiment, still strong today, has even trickled down to the attorney general level, where Ed Martin was running for U.S. Congress before changing horses mid-stream to take on current Attorney General Chris Koster.
“Over the past three years, I’ve watched President Obama and the federal government impose their will on we the people of Missouri beginning with Obamacare,” Martin explained as his reason for challenging AG Koster. “We Missourians voted to stop Obamacare, yet Attorney General Koster recently stated publicly that, ‘the act of the Legislature to create the exchange is not compelling a person, employer or healthcare provider to participate in a health exchange.’ However, once the exchanges are set up, the government can penalize those who choose not to purchase healthcare.”
http://www.govhealthit.com/news/missouri-healthcare-heart-ag-battle
Hat tip: Government Health IT
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