"If [Oklahoma's bill] were enacted, it would be hard to argue — between its vagueness and its not requiring anybody to do anything — that on its face, it is unconstitutional".
Had it been enacted, it would have affected 2,375 of the more than 23,000 licensed restaurants in New York.
The bipartisan Joint Committee on Taxation has estimated that if the senator's proposal were enacted, it would add $25 billion to the Treasury over the next decade.
If the checkoff were enacted it would not reduce the debt by a penny, though it would force a reduction in the deficit.
The idea of being paid per accomplishment drew howls of protest from lawmakers, many claiming that if the law were enacted it would result in their financial ruin.
Moreover, if the federal bill passed by the Senate is enacted it would void most state spam laws, including California's.
To some extent, the details of de Blasio's plan, and whether it stands a realistic chance of being enacted — it would need the approval of the state legislature — are secondary to its symbolism.
If the provision was enacted, it would mean that all of the lawsuits brought in federal court by about 430 detainees at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, would be wiped from the books.
Had it been enacted, it would have led to higher premiums, at least in the short term, and a huge drop in coverage twenty-four million people over ten years, according to the Congressional Budget Office.
