Mr. McConnell brought a prop on stage, the Affordable Care Act, which he said "should be repealed root and branch".
An alternative would be to take an existing organization, such as the Little Hoover Commission (appointed by the Governor and legislative leaders) and give it the power to review and place on the ballot one or two measures, each election cycle, which they believe should be repealed.
Its activities include seeking more state money -- a "fair allocation," he called it -- for New York City schools, and "educating people" that the new two-term limit for city offices, which voters twice approved, should be repealed, at least for the City Council.
The announcement of Mr. Chen's nomination was peculiarly timed, just a day before the health insurances marketplaces created under the Affordable Care Act — which Mr. Chen has argued should be repealed — can begin accepting customers.
He will also say he will ask the public to tell the government which of thousands of criminal offences should be repealed, saying taking away people's freedom has not made people safe.
Social Security is unconstitutional, and the 16th Amendment, which establishes the grounds for federal income taxes, should be repealed.
The Affordable Care Act, which she opposed in its cradle and now says should be repealed, bars discrimination against applicants based on their medical conditions.
* All minimum wage laws should be repealed.
