(Sketch of the Supreme Court justices hearing the health care reform case in March by Bill Hennessy.)
Posted on 07/01/2012 1:27:08 PM PDT by tselatysr
(Sketch of the Supreme Court justices hearing the health care reform case in March by Bill Hennessy.)
By Mr. Curmudgeon
Recently, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Congress has the power to do just about anything it desires provided it's called a tax. It's hard not to notice that the Progressive march toward totalitarianism in America has a decidedly bipartisan feel. Chief Justice John Roberts, who wrote the high court's majority opinion, is an appointee of "compassionate conservative" George W. Bush.
This ruling positions the Tea Party as the only alternative to our broken two-party system.
At the center of the controversy, stands the individual mandate, which orders every American to participate in government-run health care or face fines or imprisonment.
I know this is an election year, and most Americans are used to pretending that presidential elections highlight the "stark contrasts between the two parties," but the Supreme Court's ObamaCare ruling and the histories of both presidential candidates belay that tired fantasy.
The presidential contest pits the father of the individual mandate against his protege. The father, of course, is Mitt Romney. The Republican faithful counter that Romney and congressional establishment Republicans have pledged to "repeal and replace" Obama and Pelosi's dictatorial abomination. It's the "replace" part of the equation that should give us pause.
That said, I intend to hold my nose and vote for Romney for one reason and one reason only: The Supreme Courts' health care ruling serves as a recruiting tool, adding more Americans to the Tea Party army. If, as in the midterm elections of 2010, Tea Party candidates head to Washington, the Progressive wing of the Republican Party will be hard pressed to ignore their power.
If the high court says Congress has unlimited power to bleed taxpayers dry, the acronym "Taxed-Enough-Already" takes on greater meaning and urgency.
The Tea Party must intensify its crusade to repeal the tenure of big-government politicians in both parties and replace them with small-government constitutionalists.
That means a greater Tea Party presence in the House and Senate, and that requires a re-doubling of Tea Party efforts to overthrow the Progressive wing of the GOP.
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NO to ROmneyCARE.
NO to ROMNEY Taxes.
NO to Romney Death Panels.
NO to Romney Liberal Judges.
NO to Romney imposing his liberal insanities
and then blaming EVERYONE else.
You have a very strange posting history.
You have a STRANGE time of showing up... :/
The other “Tea party nose holder” thread is a noob too.
Amen to that! No votes for Romney in this house!
Yeah, that makes sense..cut off nose to spite face.
Mr. RomneyCARE is the AUTHOR of ObamaCARE/ROMNEYcare
and RomneyDEATHpanels.
We will NOT vote for Mr. ROMNEYCARE who also
is in LOVE with taxes (but he calls them “FEES”)
I can only imagine the miserable little life you lead.
Your solution was a new constitution!
Insane, and sad, what a tragic way to live.
Actually, the Original Constitution works well.
The Problem with Obama and Romney is NEITHER cares
about Constitutions. NEITHER ONE.
GOVERNOR Ronald Reagan signed the first abortion bill in the US, years before Roe v. Wade was prmulgated on the nation. Later he said that it was the biggest mistake of his life. The nation forgave him and elected him President and he has generally been regarded as anti-abortion.
GOVERNOR Romney has said that Romneycare did not turn out like he expected, and he doesn’t approve of Obamacare and would take steps to repeal it the first day in office, if elected. Furthermore, he would grant waivers to all 50 states, immediately after being sworn in.
Don’t you believe that a man can change his mind?
Just what the Ache Eeee Doubble Hockeysticks do you think Obama is going to do to this nation if re-elected in November? What purpose does it serve to give him another 4 years of destruction?
If the geriatric orgy party was in any way representative of my face, you might have a good point.
You will get two choices. That is life....You can pretend you live in an alternate reality.
No. The alternate reality is the one where the choice is binary. In this election (as in most), there are myriad choices.
No. The alternate reality is the one where the choice is binary. In this election (as in most), there are myriad choices.
No. The alternate reality is the one where the choice is binary. In this election (as in most), there are myriad choices.
No. The alternate reality is the one where the choice is binary. In this election (as in most), there are myriad choices.
Holy multipost surprise!
Nor this house and its looking increasingly unlikely in my mothers house and my neighbors house. People are figuring out that the white house isn’t all that important if you get a house and senate with the courage to do the right thing.
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