Thu May 13, 2010 at 04:15:00 PM EDT
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They'll complain about how the state has no money and then at the same time want us to waste resources suing over the recently passed healthcare reform law. Now 17 Republican legislators have joined the call of the tea partiers to have the state join in on the legal challenge. Here is the list:Assemblyman John Amodeo (R-02)
Assemblywoman Mary Pat Angelini (R-11)
Senator Anthony Bucco (R-25)
Assemblyman Michael Patrick Carroll (R-25)
Assemblyman Gary Chiusano (R-24)
Assemblyman John DiMaio (R-23)
Senator Michael Doherty (R-23)
Senator Sean Kean (R-11)
Assemblywoman Alison Littell McHose (R-24)
Senator Steve Oroho (R-24)
Senator Kevin O'Toole (R-40)
Assemblyman Erik Peterson (R-23)
Assemblyman Vincent Polistina (R-2)
Assemblyman David Rible (R-11)
Assemblyman Scott Rumana (R-40)
Assemblyman Robert Schroeder (R-39)
Assemblywoman Charlotte Vandervalk (R-39) The tea partiers have been trying to get the Governor to go along with joining the suit and he hasn't closed the door just yet:Christie spokesman Michael Drewniak said the governor is still weighing whether to join the lawsuit and examining how the federal legislation will impact insured and non-insured people in New Jersey. We will see whether Christie stands up to the right wing of his party or caves. Some on the right have speculated that Christie chose the fight with the supreme court in order to tamp down the disapproval with him not joining the healthcare lawsuit or the movement to recall Senator Menendez. Jim Whelan was the only Democrat who responded saying he opposed the lawsuit and the Justice Department has begun offering their response to the challenge. |
| Jason Springer :: 17 GOP lawmakers want state to sue over healthcare, Christie still undecided |
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