Posted on 08/19/2010 12:43:05 PM PDT by honestabe010
Democratic Congressman Pete Stark has become a YouTube sensation in past weeks. When confronted by tough questions from his constituents resorted to sarcasm and condescension. His pompous manner is utterly revolting to watch, but it was something he said at a Town Hall meeting in Wayward CA on 7/24/10 that was nothing short of frightening.
Mr. Stark was quoted as saying that healthcare is now a right rather than a privilege which prompted a woman at the meeting to bring up the following question. 'If the government can force healthcare upon the masses, and make it compulsory for physicians to treat any and all patients, then what cant they do?'
The woman goes so far as to say that it infringes upon the 13th amendment, which banned slavery, because the government is in essence enslaving the doctor to treat whomever they tell him to. She proceeds to ask if this legislation (healthcare) is constitutional, then what limitations are there on the Federal Governments ability to tell us how to run our private lives?
One would expect Mr. Stark to dodge the question with some crafty politically correct answer. However, his response was quite the opposite. Yes, the Federal Government can do most anything in this country, was Mr. Starks reply. This statement was met with a smattering of boos by those present and understandably so. But do people really understand how true Congressman Starks answer is turning out to be?
Forget healthcare for a minute, and lets look at some other pieces of legislation that are flying a bit under the radar. The Obama administration is currently working on a piece of legislation to ban junk food in schools. The law would not only stop schools from serving certain foods at meals...
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Mr Stark is claiming we have no Constitution.
We The People need to claim we have no Pete Stark.
At LEAST we can accomplish this?
Anybody?
Buehler?
We haven’t operated under the Constitution as laid down by our Founders for some time. The only debate is to when it actually occurred.
As far as I can tell, he is right.
The constitution is enforced only when it aids their ends, otherwise it is ignored or re-written from the bench when necessary.
It is slavery but idiots who watch TV support it everytime they turn on the tube. Fox/Saudia News? Well they were calling peoiple idiots who believe Obama is a muslim today according to posts here. They are all bad.
People will accept slavery if they have a TV clicker.
I think so too. We really should start electing justices. Say 1 6 year term. Since the Constitution is only what they say it is we should at least have a nominal say in who is ruling us.
Evidently the idiot keeps getting re-elected.
I blame this on the voters as this moron should have been kicked to the curb years ago.
No such person.
"Pete" is just a nickname.
The Congressman's real name is Fortney Hillman Stark.
I see. Accordingly, then, I’m going to petition the federal government to give me free steaks and bourbon.
What do you think of my chances?
In fairness to the idiot Stark, having seen the clip, I can’t rule out that he wasn’t just makiing the initial point that the Federal government is CAPABLE of doing most anything (which is hard to argue), and was possibly going to admit that such power doesn’t equate to having unlimited authority. However, any qualification he might have added was quickly shut down by the instant booing.
I agree, and no more unanswerable, lifetime federal judge appointments. They are political hacks appointed to such with a specific purpose, and that is election insurance in case dems lose.
The fact that this queer judge in San Fran amde the decision that he made with no fear of being held accountable is an absolute bull**** outrage.
“Mr Stark is claiming we have no Constitution.”
For all intents and purposes, since the onset of this Regime, there hasn’t been much attention paid to our Constitution.
These cretins look at the constitution in the same manner that Americans look at a roll of Charmin.
Stark first got elected by saying that the man he ran against had been in Washington for a long time, 28 years.
He's now been there 38 years.
Fortney is in a relatively safe congressional district. The same losers who vote for him election after election will continue to do so.
The federal government is way beyond its authority. It is totally out of control. That’s what a country gets when it falls asleep and elects a marxist all the while thinking that they are electing the “first black president.”
all your citizens’ rights belong to us.
And Pete ain't there.
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