They can't with Obama still the president. They would not be able to amass veto prove majority in the Senate. They would probably attempt to change/modify various aspects it. They may also constraint Obama's unilateral selective enforcement of the act - that could mean people experience the unpleasant aspects quicker and they hope that will politically affect the Democrats. Burama On Wednesday, November 5, 2014, Husainou A Waggeh < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > Will the GOP repeal Obamacare? If they do , there is no doubt the > consequences will be dire for low income citizens and Obama's legacy will > be dented severely. Stay tuned to the latest changes. > The voters have spoken so they must be listened. > Hous > > Sent from my iPad > > On Nov 5, 2014, at 9:58 AM, Fye Samateh <[log in to unmask] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml',[log in to unmask]);>> wrote: > > > Republicans win control of Senate in US congressional electionsBy Patrick > Martin > 5 November 2014 > > The Republican Party won control of the US Senate in Tuesday’s midterm > elections, taking more than the six Democratic-held seats needed to obtain > the 51 required for a majority. Republican candidates defeated incumbent > Democratic senators in North Carolina, Arkansas and Iowa and won open > Democratic seats in West Virginia, Iowa, South Dakota and Montana. > > A Democratic seat in Alaska was in jeopardy as vote-counting continued > late into the night, and in Louisiana, another Democratic-held seat, the > Republican candidate led and is heavily favored in a runoff to be held > December 6. The Republicans did not lose a single seat. > > The Republicans also expanded their majority in the House of > Representatives, with a net gain of at least eight seats, putting them in > full control of both houses of Congress for the first time since 2006, and > for the first time in the presidency of Barack Obama. > > Elections for state governorships produced more mixed results, with > Democrats retaining California and New York among the four largest states > and Republicans retaining Texas and winning narrowly in Florida. The > Democratic governor of Illinois and the Republican governor of Pennsylvania > were both defeated for reelection. > > Republican Scott Walker of Wisconsin, notorious for his attacks on public > employees in the state, easily won reelection over a multi-millionaire > Democrat who tacitly backed his anti-worker legislation. Michigan Governor > Rick Snyder, who pushed through a right-to-work law and oversaw the > bankruptcy of Detroit, also won reelection. > > The outcome of the vote is a debacle for the Democratic Party and the > Obama administration, which threw in the towel in terms of the House of > Representatives months ago and concentrated their efforts on holding onto a > handful of Senate seats needed to maintain a narrow majority in the upper > house. This effort produced dismal results, with only one of the threatened > Democratic seats, in New Hampshire, successfully defended. > > The Republican victory does not represent a shift by the American > population to the right, but demonstrates the bankrupt and reactionary > character of the Democratic Party and the mass disillusionment with the > Obama administration. In the absence of any progressive alternative to the > two right-wing, corporate-controlled parties, the majority of potential > voters stayed home. Voter turnout hit another record low, with only 38 > percent going to the polls. > > The working class had no representation in the 2014 elections in either > party. The Democrats, like the Republicans, are controlled by the financial > aristocracy that rules America. Corporate bosses and billionaires dictate > the policy and personnel of both parties, and they are now demanding a > further shift to the right in official Washington. > > Obama and the Democrats are more than happy to oblige. Before the polls > had closed on the West Coast, Obama had already sent out an invitation to a > bipartisan group of legislators, including the congressional leaders of > both parties in the House and Senate, to meet in the White House Friday to > begin discussions on future collaboration. > > In an interview on CNN Monday, Vice President Joseph Biden said the White > House was willing to compromise with Republicans and had begun working on > areas where joint action might be possible. He said the Republicans had to > make a decision: “Are they going to begin to allow things to happen? Or are > they going to continue to be obstructionists? And I think they’re going to > choose to get things done.” > > That agenda will undoubtedly include major tax cuts for corporations, > further cuts in spending on federally funded social programs like food > stamps, intensified repression of immigrants, and the continued buildup of > the military/intelligence apparatus in the United States along with > expanded military aggression overseas. > > These policies are deeply unpopular with American working people and > youth. They are increasingly turning away from both capitalist parties and > their sham electoral contests, which employ mudslinging and lies to > disguise the two parties’ fundamental agreement on doing the bidding of big > business. > > The election took place amid widespread public hostility to both > corporate-controlled parties, with dismal poll numbers for President Obama > and the congressional leadership on both sides of the aisle. The $4 billion > expended to promote one party and vilify the other served only to further > alienate the population from the entire political structure. > > In nearly all the closely contested Senate contests, both the Republican > and Democratic candidates were regarded unfavorably by a majority of > voters. The same was true in most of the closely contested races for state > governor. > > Voter turnout rose in a handful of the most closely contested states, but > fell below previous record lows in many states. Voter participation by > young people fell particularly sharply. 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