Huckabee calls for repeal of 17th Amendment after healthcare failure

[Julian Englis]

Source: The Hill

Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) on Friday called for the repeal of the 17th Amendment and the return to senators selected by state legislatures after the Senate GOP's effort to repeal and replace ObamaCare died in a late-night vote.

The 17th Amendment was ratified in 1913 and established the popular election of senators. Previously, senators were elected by state legislatures.

The Senate's "skinny repeal" of ObamaCare failed late Thursday night by a vote of 51-49. The bill would have repealed major parts of the Affordable Care Act, including the individual mandate and would have defunded Planned Parenthood. The vote failed after three Republican senators, John McCainJohn (Ariz.), Lisa MurkowskiLisa (Alaska) and Susan Collins (Maine), defected and voted against the bill.

“We must now return to the correct way of legislating and send the bill back to committee, hold hearings, receive input from both sides of the aisle, heed the recommendations of nation’s governors, and produce a bill that finally delivers affordable health care for the American people,” McCain said in a statement after the vote.

Read more: http://thehill.com/policy/healthcare/344275-huckabee-calls-for-repeal-of-17th-amendment-after-healthcare-failure

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Huckabee undoubtedly also soon will be advocating that we repeal the 13th and 19th Amendments. He's a stupid, stupid man.

[truthisfreedom]

1. Take away the rights of the people

It's the repuke way.

[Moostache]

2. No, just flat out "NO!"

Huckabee can perform a Scaramucci description of Steve Bannon and promptly expire.

[lastlib]

32. IOW, Proceed with self-fornication, Huck!

Do something rhyming to yourself!

NO. We WON'T tolerate you whiny petulant children f*cking with the United States Constitution! Or the amendments thereto.

[LisaM]

3. Sure, because they've got a bunch of the state legislatures illegally and unfairly gerrymandered

Even McConnell must know that the 48 Democratic Senators have, by number, more constituents than the Republicans ones do.

[hibbing]

4. How democratic of him

Of course he does since do many legislatures are controlled by batshit crazy right wing nuts.


Peace

[Guilded Lilly]

5. And when Democrats become the ruling party again because of republican destruction...

Will ol' Mikey still want to stack the power deck?

[Chrysanthemum]

19. Unfortunately

Unfortunately, they're trying to make sure Democrats never become the ruly party again, ever. With voter suppression and Russian meddling, this is scary.

[mahina]

34. Welcome to DU!

[flibbitygiblets]

6. How about you amuse yourself with a corncob instead, suckabee?

I guess Jeebus wouldn't want people electing their own representatives.

[The_Casual_Observer]

7. Imagine how much more fucked up this country would be if any advice that lard brain

was actually followed.

[hadEnuf]

8. Funny how Constitutional Amendments mean nothing to Republiscums unless it's the 2nd Amendment.

Master asshole Huckabee.

[displacedtexan]

9. Ahhh. The wisdom of such a noble senior statesman such as...

Huckabee????

Planet OH, RIGHT SURE called. They want Huckabeeeee to await further instructions from the mothership.

[geretogo]

10. Huckabee and the rest of the fascist religious right are no different than the Taliban or Isis .

Different religion same anti democratic fascism . Send them to Hell .

[ResistantAmerican17]

11. Huck, baby let me use the term dujour

From this administration. Go suck your own *ock and go away!!!

[hamsterjill]

12. And we wonder abour Sarah Huckabee Sanders!!!!

Sheesh. What an idiot. Both of them. And you can see where Sarah got hers from.

[Javaman]

13. I can only assume now that...

everyone in this white house is using copious amounts of crack.

[PatSeg]

14. He is suffering from a lack of attention

He and his kind say something really stupid whenever they need some publicity. Newt Gingrich tends to do this as well. Maybe Huckabee has a new meaningless book coming out.

[sprinkleeninow]

15. The stupid store called. They're fresh out of dummass stock.

😆😂😝

💖󾓦🗽💪👍👊
GO DEMS!

[JDC]

16. Irrelevant much Mike? Maybe your daughter can get you a job sweeping up

[Mountain Mule]

17. If things don't go the way you want... Take away democracy!

No wonder the reptilicans are in love with Russia these days.

[marybourg]

18. Maybe the First, also.

Not the Second, of course.

[More_Cowbell]

20. If we change anything about senators....

It should be that every state gets two.

[Txbluedog]

21. Can someone just repeal Huckabee and his daughter?

[Sneederbunk]

22. Huckabee's opinion and $1 will get you a cup of coffe at McDonalds.

[Hekate]

30. Or a cup of covfefe on the street corner...

[SergeStorms]

23. I'm totally amazed.......

that he didn't call for the repeal of the 19th amendment.

He's a private citizen. Why is someone even covering what he thinks about anything? He was, and remains, a complete idiot.

[orangecrush]

24. Who votes

for these fools?

[sinkingfeeling]

25. Another GOP wet dream since they control so many state legislatures.

[Va Lefty]

26. Go back to peddling your "cure" for diabetes you sactimous prick!

[Moral Compass]

27. Huckabee confirms (again) that he is complete fool and anti-American

His lovely daughter didn't fall far from the tree. Ole Mikey is always a blathering idiot. I'm surprised that Trump hasn't given him a job too.

[Initech]

28. These people are certifiably fucking insane!!!

[UpInArms]

29. Fuckabee can go suck

.... something

[many a good man]

31. Democrats should emphasize

Republicans have outright LIED about Obamacare since Day 1 for political purposes

[Mz Pip]

33. Dear Mike,

Sometimes you don't get everything you want. Be a big boy and deal with it.

Mz Pip

[WhoIsNumberNone]

35. Translation: We want to be able to gerrymander the Senate, too!

[MineralMan]

36. That's a complete non-starter.

It's hard enough to do a constitutional amendment, and this one would be a problem for many Senators, besides. Not a chance, I think.

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

37. Not going to happen Fuckabee