Comments on: Updated: Here Comes Healthcare (Beating Back The Beast)

By: Myron Pauli

Myron Pauli — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 16:39:17 +0000

One of the few good examples of using my (VA) state tax money would be to challenge any health care hooey in the Supreme Court. For a rare instance, the government would be acting to “secure these rights” as a prominent Virginian wrote down in 1776.

Sadly, the Supreme Court repealed the 10th Amendment in 1942 in Wickard v. Filburn where Roscoe Filburn, feeding grain to his horse, was interfering with interstate commerce. And at least Filburn was a real commercial farmer compared with chemotherapy patient Angel Raich, whose homegrown marijuana was also interfering in interstate commerce in Gonzales v. Raich (2005). The only remaining dissenter on the Court from 2005 is Clarence Thomas so Virginia’s stand is basically political. But, it is good to fight the fight. It will take a lot of persistence to sway the public consensus away from the concept of the federal government taking care of all personal needs to the philosophy of the 10th Amendment.

WARNING – beware of the Republicans! Example – “conservative” Katherine Harris, of Bush-Florida-2000 – sponsored H.R. 1276, the American Dream Downpayment Act of 2003. Being ANTI-OBAMA doesn’t equal being PRO-CONSTITUTION. But an alliance of convenience is an alliance!

[Very informative. Thanks.]

By: james huggins

james huggins — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 13:56:27 +0000

No matter what happens it will be crucial to kill it. The Republicans will never have the will or the cajones to overturn it if they ever get power. After all, they want to be loved inside the beltway.

By: Mike Marks

Mike Marks — Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:08:05 +0000

George, after looking up the word quaquaversally I think it’s pretty appropriate. I think the latin root summed it up pretty well, “turned whatsoever”. Now let’s do all we can to make sure to stop the government from taking over even more of the health care in this country!

By: Mike Marks

Mike Marks — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:58:32 +0000

I also thought it was interesting that 1) the right even brought up using “undercover patients” and 2) Obama jumped on it. I think it’s a disgrace that the Republicans even brought up such an idea. I also love how the Democrat party mantra has changed it’s language from using the reconcilliation process (the truth) to calling it a simple up-down majority vote. What a croc! To say I’m dripping with disdain about this whole situation is a gross understatement!

By: George Pal

George Pal — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:37:48 +0000

Just not my day is it.

quaquaversal:

http://www.allwords.com/query.php?SearchType=3&Keyword=Quaquaversal&goquery=Find+it!&Language=ENG

By: George Pal

George Pal — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 21:35:21 +0000

Sorry about that but I’ve been waiting a long time to resurrect Quaquaversal.

By: Robert Glisson

Robert Glisson — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 15:00:18 +0000

Praying without much hope- God gave mankind common sense but many don’t use it, and it is taboo to politicians to even think about common sense. But I do believe that miracles can happen, maybe enough Democrats will see the light and vote against it. I won’t hold my breath though

By: George Pal

George Pal — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 14:40:38 +0000

I’m betting the ‘budget purpose’ will turn out as quaquaversally [come again?] elastic as the ‘commerce clause’.

By: Myron Pauli

Myron Pauli — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 07:08:26 +0000

3 quick observations:

The Republican plans, however better, are still UNCONSTITUTIONAL.

If something does pass, the Republicans will not have the guts to eliminate it once it gets in place – in fact, they will add to it.

Regardless, we are heading into a dollar bubble/collapse – this healthcare hooey will only serve to speed up the timing of the catastrophe.