Posted on 05/13/2009 10:15:48 PM PDT by Nachum
President Obama is insisting on arcane procedural language tucked away in the budget resolution conference report that will dramatically expand the federal government's control over your personal health care decisions and our nation's health care system, all without a single hearing or a public debate.
That's right, without debate. The White House hopes to include its proposed wholesale transformation of the nation's health care delivery system in the budget reconciliation process, enabling Democrats to enact a sweeping government takeover with just 51 Senate votes instead of the usual 60 votes required to authorize new programs.
(Excerpt) Read more at washingtontimes.com ...
The List, ping
for tomorrow
“Men, to act with vigour and effect, must have time to mature measures, and judgment and experience, as to the best method of applying them. They must not be hurried on to their conclusions by the passions, or the fears of the multitude. They must deliberate, as well as resolve.”
...Joseph Story, Commentaries on the Constitution, January 6, 1833
The “Chicago way” versus the way of the Founders is quite distinct!
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