Wasn't this proposed back in the 1980's under Reagan / Bush but has always been killed in the senate because the democrats, the trial lawyer association and John Edwards were against this? Why all of a sudden the change in heart?
Well Duh! - Obama is speaking to the AMA today and is throwing this out as a bone to try to get them to support his universal healthcare bill.
Shovel Ready
There is no real support for tort reform in the Democrat Party.
Buddy R
Because the demoncrats now have the votes to make America a socialist nation.
Well Duh!
Where is the proof that they are going after this?
The_One_Thing_&_No_Spin-Guy
is it amazing how biased they are as well as republicans and go along party lines and cross the moral lines that are not to be crossed? you get that with a lot of political parties and its about who has the most power and making the other party look bad. we don't need political games and they are playing a very dangerous game alright that will cost the country greatly
Kevin A.R.T.
I was always for it. I don't know about other Democrats.
Jimmyjamesavguy
john edwards and all his ambulance chasing lawyer friend were making alot of money off of these bullsh*t lawsuits,and everyone wonders why health care is all screwed up (ITS BECAUSE OF LAWYERS).Now john and his scumbag friends went to D.C and became policy makers, they were trying to fix their wrongs , to late. the dems were making to much $ $ $ $ to let the republicans change anything ,that's what it comes down to.democrats don't like America,every time dems take control they do whatever they can to run her into the ground carter clinton and now obama.there is a reason why their mascot is a jackas*
AndrewM
Your question is a dishonest one for several reasons, which is completely unsurprising coming from the right:
First of all, not all Tort reform proposals are equal. When Republicans have been in charge, or when they have been trying to gin up support for their proposals, they have been pretty much proposing immunity for corporations to screw people over, injure and poison them for a profit. Opposing that doesn't mean opposing tort reform, in general, only opposing unreasonable proposals.
Secondly, they're not "supporting" tort reform now. They are open to considering including some tort reform in order to gain support for their health care proposals. In a word, they have indicated a willingness to COMPROMISE and to be BI-PARTISAN in their approach. I realize that both of those terms are part of a foreign language to right-wingers, but it used to be how things got done in Washington, and continues to be how things get done in the real world.
John de Witt
Good point, but neither party really means anything by it. If they wanted to make a real difference, it would take yet another major systematic change in government programs. The proper thing to do would be to take medical malpractice out of the tort system altogether, making it impossible to sue for malpractice. In its place, a system of payment for untoward events, whether because somebody was at fault or not, could be substituted, as in the New Zealand model.
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