Over 70% In the Show Me State Of Missouri Vote Yes On Proposition C And Against Obamacare

from The Wall Street Journal and Fire Andrea Mitchell:

Over 70% in the “Show Me State” of Missouri vote YES for Proposition C – show Obama they don’t want ObamaCARE


Much like Obama’s cratering approval ratings making a statement that Obama is an epic failure. Tonight, voters in the Show Me State of Missouri overwhelmingly opposed ObamaCARE’s mandate of requiring people to buy health insurance. The vote (still being counted at the time of this post) was over 73% in favor of Prop C with about 80% of the precincts reporting. in a largely symbolic slap at the Obama administration’s health overhaul. Here is Proposition C in a nutshell from the Secretary of State of Missouri’s website:



Official Ballot Title:



Shall the Missouri Statutes be amended to:



* Deny the government authority to penalize citizens for refusing to purchase private health insurance or infringe upon the right to offer or accept direct payment for lawful healthcare services?

* Modify laws regarding the liquidation of certain domestic insurance companies?



It is estimated this proposal will have no immediate costs or savings to state or local governmental entities. However, because of the uncertain interaction of the proposal with implementation of the federal Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, future costs to state governmental entities are unknown.



Fair Ballot Language:



A “yes” vote will amend Missouri law to deny the government authority to penalize citizens for refusing to purchase private health insurance or infringe upon the right to offer or accept direct payment for lawful healthcare services. The amendment will also modify laws regarding the liquidation of certain domestic insurance companies.



A “no” vote will not change the current Missouri law regarding private health insurance, lawful healthcare services, and the liquidation of certain domestic insurance companies.



If passed, this measure will have no impact on taxes.





More from the Wall Street Journal:



With more than half of precincts reporting, 73% of voters supported Proposition C, establishing a state law that says Missouri cannot compel people to pay a penalty or fine if they fail to carry health coverage. Twenty-seven percent voted against the proposition.



The state law runs counter to the federal health law President Barack Obama signed in March, which calls on most Americans to carry coverage or pay a fine.



Some state attorneys general have challenged the insurance mandate as unconstitutional. Defenders of the law say the mandate falls within Congress’s power to regulate interstate commerce and levy taxes.



The Missouri vote is likely to have little immediate practical effect because the mandate doesn’t take effect until 2014. If federal courts uphold the federal law as constitutional, it would take precedence over any state law that contradicts it.