Sen. Graham is Sponsoring a Bill That Will Result in a National Anti-gun Database

GOA Email ^ | 5/15/2009 | GOA

[2nd amendment mama]

Gun Owners of America E-Mail Alert
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Friday, May 15, 2009

Do you know what your supposedly "Republican" senator is doing right now?

Well, it turns out that Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina is also leading the "hit parade" on behalf of legislation which would expand the scope of government in a way unprecedented in human history -- and which would place your most private medical data into an anti-gun database.

Hard to believe?

But there he is: Sen. Graham is right up there with certifiable liberals like left wing Oregon Democrat Ron Wyden and left wing Michigan Democrat Debbie Stabenow.

The bill is S. 391, and it is being pushed by some Republicans as an alternative to the Health Care Gun Ban that we've been warning you about.

S. 391 does a hodgepodge of things, but by far the most important one is to "solve" the problem of 48 million uninsured by taking away the right of Americans not to purchase government-approved insurance.

If you are uninsured, you would have to buy health insurance, whether you can afford it or not. If your employer is not unionized, he would have to retool your employer-provided health insurance policy to comply with government requirements.

If your employer cannot afford government-approved insurance with all of the politically correct bells and whistles, too bad. His only legal alternative is to fire you.

If you cannot afford government-approved insurance, too bad.

If you have to lose your home -- or your small business -- or your kids' college fund -- in order to pay for government-approved insurance, too bad.

And like the Massachusetts system on which it is modeled, the federally mandated insurance would inexorably revolve around a federal database of medical information that you could not opt out of.

So, remember when your kid's pediatrician asked him about your gun collection? Or when you grandfather was diagnosed with a mental disability which could disqualify him from owning a gun?

All of that will be in the federal database, which could be searched by virtually anyone in the Department of Health and Human Services -- and by BATF, by simple request.

And, although section 103 of S. 391 purports to allow you to keep the coverage you have, all employer-provided insurance which you wish to keep has to be rewritten to contain all the government-required mandates -- or you're not allowed to keep it.

ACTION: Contact Senator Graham and urge him to remove his cosponsorship from S. 391. Please use his webform at http://lgraham.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?FuseAction=Contact.EmailSenatorGraham
to do so (you can copy and paste the following text or type your own).

----- Pre-written letter -----

Dear Senator Graham:

In connection with S. 391 -- the Wyden-Stabenow individual insurance mandate -- apparently some people are under the delusional notion that this bill is something other than the biggest government interference in the private sector in American history.

This crazy bill would put government bureaucrats in the position of dictating the contents of virtually every insurance policy in the country -- with the sole conspicuous exception of unionized industries with collective bargaining agreements.

This bill would result in all kinds of personal information being put into a medical database. Across the nation, there have been reports that pediatricians are asking kids about their parents' gun collection. And military veterans who have been diagnosed with PTSD have already been disqualified from owning guns.

All of this information will be in the federal database, which could be searched by virtually anyone in the Department of Health and Human Services -- and by the FBI and the BATFE, by simple request.

Please do not saddle America with a massive open-ended bill like S. 391.

In short, please remove your cosponsorship from S. 391.

Sincerely,

[wheresmycheckbarry?]

Demint needs to walk over and cane him..repeatedly

[mad_as_he$$]

bttt

[jimmango]

I met Sen DeMint while living in SC, and actually asked him to go down the hall and kick Graham in the butt for me. He just grinned and laughed.

[Carry_Okie]

[ping]

[JamesA]

It’s up to “We the People,” to put an end to these out of control piss ants. I am really tired putting letters and e-mails out. Stand strong America firearm owners and don’t back down.

[upchuck]

We need to get this damn RINO out of the senate!!!! M/i>

I agree. Unfortunately, the frigging RINOs here in SC just reelected him.

  Lindsey Ping
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[Cheetahcat]

“The complaint is actually about the data base.
I think the data base should be purely voluntary ~ if you want your medical history on it, it goes on, otherwise it doesn't go on.

There's no reason whatsoever why there has to be a permanent medical record for you to get the care and treatment you need.

If you have something serious they're going to do all the tests and examinations you ever had all over again anyway.”

Does this moron just have nothing to do? Medical records would be a personal matter,

[DoughtyOne]

RINOs are actually the ones responsible for destroying our nation. They should be checking leftist intentions, but instead are facilitating them. They defeat the checks and balances.

[Clintonfatigued]

I posted a few threads for his primary opponent, Buddy Witherspoon. I even supported the Democrat (a Libertarian Republican Ron Paul supporter) who ran against Graham in the general election.

[Clintonfatigued]

I wish Graham had lost last year.

[mojitojoe]

Course those of Crist with young males will appear soon too.
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Some people om Key West took pics of Crist. They were posted on You Tube and removed within 5 minutes.

[spectre]

It's way past time the little Fairy joins his buddy, Arlen.

sw

[mylife]

I am telling you it is time to kick all the bums out!

[neverdem]

thanks, bfl

[2111USMC]

Actually, the database already exists to a great extent. It's called the “MIB”. Medical Information Board.

I worked in the insurance industry for a couple of years. Just about anytime an individual applies for health insurance or life insurance, a background check is done with the MIB. The MIB has records of all previous medical claims. Insurance companies use this to evaluate risk and check on preexisting conditions that were not stated on your insurance application.

If you've been treated for heart conditions or cancer or anything serious, the information is out there and potential insurers can get it.

[Cheetahcat]

If you've been treated for heart conditions or cancer or anything serious, the information is out there and potential insurers can get it.

Then as usual ole Pantie waist gramistey is helping the enemy.

[Repeat Offender]

And military veterans who have been diagnosed with PTSD have already been disqualified from owning guns.

www.cjcj.org/files/another_emerging.pdf

Another Emerging “Storm”:Iraq and Afghanistan Veteranswith PTSD inThe Criminal Justice System

http://www.news-medical.net/news/2008/04/17/37459.aspx

Nearly 20 percent of military service members who have returned from Iraq and Afghanistan - 300,000 in all - report symptoms of post traumatic stress disorder or major depression, yet only slight more than half have sought treatment, according to a new RAND Corporation study. [excerpt]

The RAND report recommends the military create a system that would allow service members to receive mental health services confidentially in order to ease concerns about negative career repercussions. [excerpt]

Now, combine the big push for PTSD diagnosis with the recent DHS "terrorist" report.... add in bills like this one..... THINGS THAT MAKE YOU GO HMMMMMM

Now, the Left wouldn't be wanting to disarm a certain portion of the population would they? Certain portions of the population that tend to hold things like an oath to the Constitution seriously? Certain portions of the population that have extensive training with firearms? Certain portions of the population that tend to vote against them?

Don't worry, I'm not wearing a tinfoil hat..... I traded it some time ago for Kevlar.

[neverdem]

Thanks for the ping.

[bamahead]

Again...the GOP is being run into the ditch by clueless RINOS.



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[SunkenCiv]

Miss Lindsay may be a Graham, but ain't no cracker.

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