Governor Kasich (R-OH) is taking flak from conservatives for his plan to expand Medicaid in his state. Not only have his actions been foolish and irresponsible, but he also violated the principle of representative government and even broke the law in order to implement it.

On Monday the Ohio Controlling Board, a little-known panel of six legislators and one executive appointee, voted 5-2 to appropriate the Obamacare funds Ohio expects to receive through June 2015 as a result of expanding Medicaid pursuant to the federal health law’s guidelines.

Ohio Senate President Keith Faber (R-Celina) this week reiterated his concern that Governor John Kasich may bankrupt the state’s Medicaid program if the Ohio Controlling Board rejects Kasich’s request to spend Obamacare funding.