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Last Updated on Monday, 20 December 2010 02:49 Written by rslcpol Monday, 20 December 2010 02:49
From KnoxNews:
Desmond, active in the Tennessee Liberty Alliance and Patriots of East Tennessee, said the immediate focus will be on some states’ rights issues with the Tennessee Legislature.
“The federal government is overreaching. There’s the Obamacare (health care reform) issue. The attorney general is not on board to fight that. We want to get our attorney general elected. That will be one of the things we’ll get legislation to pursue,” Desmond said.
Tennessee Attorney General Bob Cooper has refused to join other states in lawsuits challenging the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The attorney general is appointed by the Tennessee Supreme Court, while those in most states are elected officials.