This week was proof positive the democrats in Congress are power hungry to the extreme and the republicans and simply stupid beyond belief.
First let's consider the power hungry democrats. They would have no office or power without the Constitution which establishes the office of the President and the Congress. Before they take office they smile while holding their right hand in the air and placing their left hand on the Bible (or is it the Koran these days?) and they swear to uphold and defend the Constitution against all enemies, both foreign and domestic.
Next they become the arch enemy of the Constitution themselves. They could care less about the constraints placed on the federal government outlined in this marvelous document, which is the foundation for all of our laws in the United States, that has been the basis for more freedom and prosperity for more people than has ever been experienced in human history.
In the House of Representatives they passed a health care bill this week that shows just how power hungry and insane the democrats are and also shows they will take away every spec of your liberty and freedom unless they are stopped soon.
With this bill they are saying that they have the power to force every citizen in America to buy a particular product. And if you don't what will they do? Fine you heavily and throw you into prison for up to 5 years... for not buying health care insurance... and only the kind they approve!
PELOSI: Buy a $15,000 Policy or Go to Jail
JCT Confirms Failure to Comply with Democrats’ Mandate Can Lead to 5 Years in Jail
Friday, November 06, 2009
Key excerpts from the JCT letter appear below:
“H.R. 3962 provides that an individual (or a husband and wife in the case of a joint return) who does not, at any time during the taxable year, maintain acceptable health insurance coverage for himself or herself and each of his or her qualifying children is subject to an additional tax.” [page 1]
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“If the government determines that the taxpayer’s unpaid tax liability results from willful behavior, the following penalties could apply…” [page 2]
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“Criminal penalties
Prosecution is authorized under the Code for a variety of offenses. Depending on the level of the noncompliance, the following penalties could apply to an individual:
• Section 7203 – misdemeanor willful failure to pay is punishable by a fine of up to $25,000 and/or imprisonment of up to one year.
• Section 7201 – felony willful evasion is punishable by a fine of up to $250,000 and/or imprisonment of up to five years.” [page 3]
http://republicans.waysandmeans.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=153583
The Constitution in no way gives them the authority to do anything even close to this, but they could care less. And as long as their are enough idiots in America that are able to pull the lever for these lunatics on election day they will do as they please. But let me guarantee you one thing. Our standard of living will drop like a stone and our freedoms will be nothing but a distant memory. This is not theory; it is already happening now.
Now let's deal with the incredibly stupid republicans. With the bill as written by the democrats it could not pass even though they had an overwhelming majority. There was an internal fight among the democrats about certain areas of the bill. In particular, many democrats would not vote for it if it contained federal funding for abortion. So it would have simply died in the House.
If they had a lick of sense the republicans from the very start would have made it clear the Constitution in no way authorizes them to force Americans to buy health insurance and offered no amendments or participation in the Marxist action whatsoever.
But no, here come the dummies to the rescue! They push an amendment to ensure there is not any federal funding for abortion and this then allows enough democrats to vote for it to put it over the top by a super slim margin. It was so close that if 3 representatives had voted "No" instead of "Yes" then the bill would not have passed.
Now I'm against abortion on demand and I'm certainly against federal funding for abortion. But that is not the point. By making this change the republicans gave cover to enough democrats on the issue to vote for the bill. As long as it is alive it is a threat to our nation.
The republicans had a chance to kill it by staying away from it, but they were simply not smart enough to do that. So now it is up to the Senate. Are the republicans there any smarter than they are in the House? Don't bet the farm on it.
Folks I can't stress enough what a disaster this thing will be for Americans if it becomes law. You will be forced to pay a large percentage of your income for health care that will be greatly diminished from what it is now. This may be the price we all have to pay for stupidity. Can we afford it? No. The final outcome will be ugly.
J. Cogburn
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