North Dakota Senate Passes Health Care Nullification Bill (Engrossed Senate Bill No. 2309)

The North Dakota Senate just passed a federal health care nullification bill (SB2309) on 27-19 vote. You can read the SB 2309 bill and journal on the official State page or below.

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ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 2309

11.0742.03000
Sixty-second
Legislative Assembly
of North Dakota
Introduced by
Senators Sitte, Berry, Dever
Representatives Kasper, Keiser, Ruby

A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 54-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to federal health care reform legislation.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY OF NORTH DAKOTA:

SECTION 1. A new section to chapter 54-03 of the North Dakota Century Code is created and enacted as follows:

Federal health care reform law.

1. The legislative assembly declares that the federal laws known as the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act [Pub . L. 111 - 148] and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 [Pub . L. 111 - 152] are not authorized by the United States Constitution and violate its true meaning and intent as given by the founders and ratifiers.

2. The legislative assembly shall consider enacting any measure necessary to prevent the enforcement of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 within this state.

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ENGROSSED SENATE BILL NO. 2309

FIRST ENGROSSMENT

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CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS

SB 2309: SEN. UGLEM (Human Services Committee) MOVED that the amendments on SJ pages 456-457 be adopted and then be placed on the Eleventh order with DO NOT PASS, which motion prevailed on a voice vote.

SECOND READING OF SENATE BILL
SB 2309: A BILL for an Act to create and enact a new section to chapter 54-03 of the North Dakota Century Code, relating to federal health care reform legislation.

ROLL CALL
The question being on the final passage of the amended bill, which has been read, and has committee recommendation of DO NOT PASS, the roll was called and there were 27 YEAS, 19 NAYS, 0 EXCUSED, 1 ABSENT AND NOT VOTING.

YEAS: Andrist; Berry; Bowman; Christmann; Cook; Dever; Erbele; Freborg; Hogue; Holmberg; Kilzer; Klein; Laffen; Larsen; Lee, G.; Lyson; Miller; Nodland; O'Connell; Oehlke; Olafson; Schaible; Sitte; Sorvaag; Stenehjem; Wanzek; Wardner

NAYS: Burckhard; Dotzenrod; Fischer; Flakoll; Grindberg; Heckaman; Krebsbach; Lee, J.; Luick; Marcellais; Mathern; Murphy; Nelson; Robinson; Schneider; Taylor; Triplett; Uglem; Warner

ABSENT AND NOT VOTING: Nething

Engrossed SB 2309 passed.

San Diego Port Officer Says Nuclear Devices Have Been Found In An American Port

Scary thoughts, but it is not surprising. I don't recall the numbers, but I remember hearing that only a small amount of the cargo arriving in American ports is ever inspected. Hopefully, the Feds have closed the holes in the system, but I doubt it. If the above video is not working, click here for the link.

Global Food Company Sysco Declares Force Majeure Due to Devastating Freeze in Mexico (Expect Food Prices to Increase)

Mexico's Big Freeze - Dated Feb 8, 2011 from www.Sysco.com - World's Largest Food Aggregator, Marketer and...

I cannot find the original source at Sysco where this PDF originates, so I cannot confirm with 100% accuracy that this is a genuine Sysco document. Nevertheless, the alleged text of the document:

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ALL OF OUR GROWERS HAVE INVOKED THE ACT OF GOD CLAUSE ON OUR CONTRACTS DUE TO THE FOLLOWING RELEASE. WE WILL BE CONTACTING YOU PERSONALLY TO REVIEW HOW THIS WILL AFFECT OUR CONTRACTED ITEMS WITH YOU GOING FORWARD.

THE DEVASTATING FREEZE IN MEXICO IS WORST FREEZE IN OVER 50 YEARS…

THE EXTREME FREEZING TEMPERATURES HIT A VERY BROAD SECTION OF MAJOR GROWING REGIONS IN MEXICO, FROM HERMOSILLO IN THE NORTH ALL THE WAY SOUTH TO LOS MOCHIS AND EVEN SOUTH OF CULIACAN. THE EARLY REPORTS ARE STILL COMING IN BUT MOST ARE SHOWING LOSSES OF CROPS IN THE RANGE OF 80 TO 100%.

EVEN SHADE HOUSE PRODUCT WAS HIT BY THE EXTREMELY COLD TEMPS. IT WILL TAKE 7-10 DAYS TO HAVE A CLEARER PICTURE FROM GROWERS AND FIELD SUPERVISORS, BUT THESE GROWING REGIONS HAVEN’T HAD COLD LIKE THIS IN OVER A HALF CENTURY. THIS TIME OF YEAR, MEXICO SUPPLIES A SIGNIFICANT PERCENT OF NORTH AMERICA’S ROW CROP VEGETABLES SUCH AS: GREEN BEANS, EGGPLANT, CUCUMBERS, SQUASH, PEPPERS, ASPARAGUS, AND ROUND AND ROMA TOMATOES.

FLORIDA NORMALLY IS A MAJOR SUPPLIER FOR THESE ITEMS AS WELL BUT THEY HAVE ALREADY BEEN STRUCK WITH SEVERE FREEZE DAMAGE IN DECEMBER AND JANUARY AND UP UNTIL NOW HAVE HAD TO PURCHASE PRODUCT OUT OF MEXICO TO FILL THEIR COMMITMENTS, THAT IS NO LONGER AND OPTION.

WITH THE SERIES OF WEATHER DISASTERS THAT HAS OCCURRED IN BOTH OF THESE MAJOR GROWING AREAS WE WILL EXPERIENCE IMMEDIATE VOLATILE PRICES, EXPECTED LIMITED AVAILABILITY, AND MEDIOCRE QUALITY AT BEST. THIS WILL NOT ONLY HAVE AN IMMEDIATE IMPACT ON SUPPLIES, BUT BECAUSE OF VERY STRONG BLOSSOM DROPS, THIS WILL ALSO IMPACT SUPPLIES 30 – 60 DAYS FROM NOW.

SOME GROWERS ARE MEETING WITH THEIR BOARDS RIGHT NOW TO DETERMINE WHETHER THEY SHOULD IMMEDIATELY RE-PLANT, HOPING FOR A HARVEST BY LATE-MARCH-TO-EARLY-APRIL, OR WHETHER THEY SHOULD DISC THE FIELDS UNDER AND WAIT FOR ANOTHER SEASON.