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Thu Mar-25-10 10:55 AM
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Isn't it a health "law" now; not a bill? |
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The President signed the bill and now it's law, as I understand it. The news organizations are all getting it wrong when they state that republicans want to repeal the 'bill'. It's a 'law' now that they want to overturn.
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Thu Mar-25-10 10:58 AM
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Thu Mar-25-10 10:59 AM
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2. Sometimes laws are still referred to as 'bills' |
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The GI Bill comes to mind. :shrug:
Although they're usually called 'Acts' after passage.
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Thu Mar-25-10 11:00 AM
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I think it's an attempt by some to deny the bill is actually law, but you make a good point with the 'GI Bill".
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Thu Mar-25-10 10:59 AM
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3. Correctemundo, not that the Corporate Media is concerned with being correct |
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or using correct language.
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Thu Mar-25-10 11:00 AM
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4. It's only a bill when it's on Capitol Hill... |
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...but when POTUS signs it, it's a law. So yeah, Health Care Reform Law of 2010. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TBxxPPhzj8
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Thu Mar-25-10 11:01 AM
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7. I think we should stick with that here, in our discussions |
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Health Care Reform Law of 2010
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Thu Mar-25-10 11:04 AM
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9. Technically, the "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" |
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But for shorthand, you could call it the Health Care Reform Act (not Law) of 2010.
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Thu Mar-25-10 11:08 AM
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11. Generally when signed into law they are called Acts. "Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act" |
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Edited on Thu Mar-25-10 11:09 AM by Statistical
The technical name is Affordable Health Care for America Act of 2010.
Just like: Clean Air Act American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (stimulus bill)
The reason is the Act actually contains hundreds if not thousands of laws. Even more most of the power comes from regulations which will be passed.
The media might be right talking about a "bill". The reconciliation bill is still alive. What Obama signed was the exact Senate version of bill. House changes won't be law until reconciliation bill passes both houses and is signed.
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Thu Mar-25-10 11:02 AM
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8. It's not part of The Law Of The Land. |
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