John has a long mustache.
Posted on 03/21/2010 12:20:37 PM PDT by smoothsailing
March 21, 2010
By Henry Lamb
Whether they are called Democrats, Socialists, Marxists, or Progressives, the current leadership in Washington has but one goal: control. The current leadership has demonstrated its belief that government must control virtually every facet of the economy, of politics, and the life of every citizen.
With unprecedented arrogance, this leadership manufactured nearly two trillion dollars with which to exercise its control over the banking industry, the auto industry, and over virtually every other entity that was persuaded to take the federal handouts. Government is now firmly in control and working overtime to expand its control
Since the turn of the 20th century, progressives have championed the idea of universal health care delivered by government. No other program touches so many lives with such absolute control as does the delivery of health care. When government is in control, it is government that decides what services and procedures will be provided, to whom, and when. When government is in control, it is government that decides how much doctors and nurses will be paid, how much hospitals will be paid and how much will be paid for drugs.
People who have been disappointed by the brick wall an insurance company can build will not believe the impenetrable barrier that government can build when a bureaucracy is in control. In a free market, there is always another insurance company; when government is in control, there is no alternative.
Government control doesn't end with health care. The feds are taking control over student loans. On the pretext of eliminating profit to the greedy bankers, the federal government will begin making loans directly to students. Some shallow thinkers may welcome this progressive innovation — until the government begins directing students into fields of study of the government's choosing. When government is the only lender, it is a simple matter to make funds available for those subjects the government wants to promote, and deny funds for study in those fields the government wants to discourage.
The government exercises this kind of control every day in every lending program it operates. Farmers who depend on federal loans for spring planting must plant what the government approves, and jump through all kind of additional hoops to do exactly what the federal bureaucrats require before one dollar is disbursed. Control is the name of the game.
Pushed by progressive, the USDA tried for years to impose a National Animal Identification System which sought to require every person who owned even one of any of 29 species of livestock animals to register his premises — with GPS coordinates — in a federal database, tag every animal owed with a government-issued number, and report to the government within 24 hours every time an animal left the registered premises for any reason.
Citizen pushback has forced the USDA to back up and take a different approach. Now it appears that the leadership is formulating the same kind of controls for everyone who produces any kind of food, as well as livestock owners. There is just no end to the ways this progressive philosophy seeks to quash freedom in order to control the people.
Progressives in Congress are determined to take control over every drop of water in the nation.
Despite having been rejected in the past, promoters of the "National ID Card" are at it again. These folks are hell-bent on forcing every American to have a government-issued identification card that contains whatever information the government decides you must make available to whoever swipes your card.
It continues to worsen. The feds have promoted Comprehensive Planning laws for states to enact. Local communities have embraced these plans as evidence of their progressive thinking — and to get billions in federal "Sustainable Development" grants. These plans have no appreciation for individual freedom or private property rights. The City of Gilbert, AZ has banished Bible study in a private home. Some cities dictate the color each home must be painted; others dictate the length and species of lawn grass. Most counties now have an "Urban Boundary Zone" beyond which municipal services are not available. This destroys property values outside the zone and inflates the value of property inside the zone. It is government control instead of a free market.
It's almost as if the U.S. Constitution did not exist. The congressional powers enumerated in Article 1, Section 8, have, for all practical purposes, been erased. The 4th Amendment that guarantees security from government without a warrant is routinely ignored. The 10th Amendment that reserves all powers not granted to the federal government to the states and to the people — has been rendered meaningless.
Unless this entire crowd of progressive control-freaks is booted well beyond the D.C. Beltway in the next election, America will continue to spiral downward, deeper into a government-controlled hell-hole.
© Henry Lamb
The House is turning into the Reichstag.
The House is turning into the Reichstag.
With the same ultimate outcome, in November, except there will be no staged fire.
5.6mm
The outcome of any vote by Congress on health care is irrelevant since Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution does not specifically grant Congress the power to regulate health care! Therefore the so called legislation on its face is Unconstitutional! The people are not bound to comply with an Unconstitutional act of Congress! This is a power regulated to the states per the 10th Amendment!
It is the reason why Idaho and Virginia have passed legislation blocking federal health care from being illegally imposed on the citizens of those states by reasserting their 10th Amendment rights and 34 other states considering similar legislation! This is the point people need to hammer home with their Congress critters!
I'm watching the House on CSPAN now, it's disgusting. The Marxists are exposed for all to see.
I think it’s up to 38 states now.
Stupid suck-up Shepard Smith - gently interviews Geraldine Ferraro (who describes Pelosi & Dems “marching in lock-step) she obviously missed the irony.
Then Shep interviews a former Rep. Congressman - and sarcastically asks why the GOP did not pass health care reform when they had a majority.
Shep has no clue on the Constitution, liberty or American history. He is an idiot.
Ever since Shep did his daily whines from New Orleans after Katrina, I don’t watch him anymore. He’s nothing but a leftist drama queen.
What is outrageous is the fact that I, as a hard working, law abiding taxpayer has NO voice, NO representation.
After having spent just 10 hours in a county jail through no fault of my own learned early on to play by the rules and avoid such places again at all costs. Now, the federal government is going to force me into being a criminal and enemy of the state.
I WILL NOT PLAY THEIR F-ING GAME ANY LONGER. “F” THEM!!!
They WILL NOT receive not one more dime from me. No more taxes, no penalty fines, nothing!
To use their own freaking drug induced motto from the sixties “I’m tuned in and now I’m dropping out”.
Great! 38 states.
I’m sorry to say the state I live in won’t be one of those (California) because there are too many fascist/socialists here.
Good article by Henry Lamb. Thanks for posting.
Collapse the socialists economy until the November elections. Eliminate or cut drastically all non-critical spending. Teach your children the importance of saving (in a lockbox), especially when socialists are in power. Tighten our belts for the next 180 days. We’ll see what happens.
I've felt that way my entire life, diverteach. (just posted this on another thread....)
...I’ve never had proper representation. Collectives and collectivists have torn this country asunder. My greatest moments have been with family and doing productive work in non-union businesses. The state/FEDS have confiscated a lot of my time of life to dole out to collectives and their projects.
Thanks, I’m glad I found the article. I’ve always like Lamb’s style, he’s hardhitting and honest.
John has a long mustache.
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