Nullification debate: ‘They speak with a forked tongue’

Rep. JoAn Wood, R-Rigby, told the House, “Our people are telling us that they are not happy.” She decried “a federal government who is spending us into a bankrupt government,” and said, “They speak with a  forked tongue. … We have a right to dissent. This bill is our dissent. Our voice will be heard in this chamber and in the courts.”

Rep. Shannon McMillan, R-Silverton, said, “We need to stop the health care before it goes further and we are deeper into it. … How do we remove something that the federal government has already put into place? … If it isn’t so important or imperative, then why the federal government, why don’t they put it on pause and wait until the decision comes down? Why the rush? Why are they pushing it?”

Rep. Phil Hart, R-Athol, said, “We’ve got to remember that America wasn’t founded by some kind of a military coup. … America was founded by the signing of a document, and that was the Declaration of Independence.” Hart said, “I think that this bill is entirely appropriate as a way to weigh in … to say we think that Congress has overstepped its bounds. … I think this is a very appropriate step for us to take.”

Rep. Pete Nielsen, R-Mountain Home, told the House, “The people are starting to rise up. Yes, they’ve been asleep for a very, very long time.”