“If the government becomes the lawbreaker, it breeds contempt for law; it invites every man to become a law unto himself; it invites anarchy.”
Louis Brandeis, U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice
I knew that the health care bill would pass the House. There wouldn’t have been a vote today if the democrats didn’t have the votes. Nancy Pelosi and her gang have shown their arrogance. This vote shows that the house leaders don’t listen to their constituents or to the American public in general. I am happy to say that my representative, Jim Matheson (D-Utah) did vote no on the bill. He did listen to his constituents. There is no argument that there is a need for health care reform, however, this bill that will likely be signed by President Obama on Tuesday will hurt this country. It will bankrupt this country. I thought it was ironic that this morning as Nancy Pelosi and other House leaders came to the Capitol building with the gavel that was used when Medicare was passed. Now Medicare is broke. It is insolvent. The health care bill passed tonight will cut Medicare to pay for all of the new enrollments on Medicaid. They are robbing Peter to pay Paul. The White House, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid think that the American people will eventually warm to this bill, but I think they may have a rude awakening come election time in November. They may think we are stupid and are sheep, but when all of the details of this bill are brought to light there will be an even bigger uprising. As I have said before get involved. Let your representatives know how you feel on the issues and use your power at the ballot box. This fight is not over!
I’m so depressed about this! I’ve been vacationing and out of the loop and didn’t know there was a vote until last night when I logged on to my computer to check e-mail . . . . sad, sad day . . . .