You can only ignore the will of the people for so long …

Posted By on March 22, 2010

votehealthcare100321As the the Democrat’s health care bill passes under less than optimum circumstances, tempers and emotions flare in both congress and between citizens of our nation. My representative, the Honorable John Boehner, lead the Republican minority in a valiant fight, in this case speaking for the majority of people across our nation (video below).  Unfortunately in the end, most Americans’ voices were ignored. In his bold speech on Sunday night prior to the vote, he asked the speaker Pelosi to make each vote be stated publicly rather than electronically … a request that most know will not be granted. Those voting ‘yes’ to approve passage of this bill will no doubt prefer to keep their faces off camera on this unpopular vote – that came in at 219 to 212, without a single Republican approving the most massive spending bill of my lifetime. As the evening waned, Democrats alone also passed the reconciliation bill at 11:35PM – 219 to 211.

Look out come November (Twitter #rememberinnovemeber) … if a legislator is up for re-election and voted for this massive entitlement bill, they will pay a steep political price (RasmussenReports – image right). favoropposehealthcare100321 It is a monstrosity that will end up costing us dearly and will potentially hamstring our nation’s economy for the rest of our lives. The President promised as he acknowledges this bill passing, that it offers more Americans coverage, no rejection from preexisting conditions, regulation to help consumers from insurance companies, tax cuts for small business, greater access to care, Medicare savings and deficit reduction. Still the “thinking” citizen wonders who pays for this free lunch? I think we all know it is not possible and know care will be worse and the cost will be high.

We are leaving our children a country much different that the one we inherited … and significantly different than was planned by our founding fathers. It’s a sad day to be an American who appreciates individual liberty and believes this bigger bureaucracy is harmful to our nation.

Comments

  • Fired up

    Glad to see this posted on Twitter today and wanted to add my local Ohio voice to your congressman’s frustration. Read a comment from some doctor’s this morning who know that most people can see through the smoke and mirrors.

    While the subsidies don’t start until 2014, many of the new taxes and insurance mandates will take effect within six months. The first result will be turmoil in the insurance industry, as small insurers in particular find it impossible to make money under the new rules. A wave of consolidation is likely, and so are higher premiums as insurers absorb the cost of new benefits and the mandate to take all comers.

    Liberals will try to blame insurers once again, but the public shouldn’t be fooled. WellPoint, Aetna and the rest are from now on going to be public utilities, essentially creatures of Congress and the Health and Human Services Department. When prices rise and quality and choice suffer, the fault will lie with ObamaCare.

  • Fired up

    Glad to see this posted on Twitter today and wanted to add my local Ohio voice to your congressman’s frustration. Read a comment from some doctor’s this morning who know that most people can see through the smoke and mirrors.

    While the subsidies don’t start until 2014, many of the new taxes and insurance mandates will take effect within six months. The first result will be turmoil in the insurance industry, as small insurers in particular find it impossible to make money under the new rules. A wave of consolidation is likely, and so are higher premiums as insurers absorb the cost of new benefits and the mandate to take all comers.

    Liberals will try to blame insurers once again, but the public shouldn’t be fooled. WellPoint, Aetna and the rest are from now on going to be public utilities, essentially creatures of Congress and the Health and Human Services Department. When prices rise and quality and choice suffer, the fault will lie with ObamaCare.

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