Posted on 03/27/2017 12:52:30 PM PDT by Jim Robinson
"Prior to this year, the House voted to repeal Obamacare more than 50 times ---when it was clear that President Obama would veto the bill. The problem we are facing is that some of the people who voted for repeal 50 times will not vote for repeal when it counts, when it is "our moment in time," with Republicans in control of Congress and the presidency." --Rep Dave Brat
"This has been my complaint since before Obamacare became law. Nothing I’ve seen addresses the problem of increased costs of medical care. All these bills just shift the rising costs from the users to the taxpayers. The system can’t work if healthcare costs continue to rise at a rate that’s faster than household income." --mbynack
Costs go through the roof when the government unconstitutionally mandates that everyone MUST be covered and must be covered for all kinds of crap they don’t need or want and regardless of preexisting conditions or whether they can pay for it or even if they are not citizens. Tyranny is expensive.
To our Republican Representatives:
Repeal 100% of Obamacare and replace with free enterprise/free market solutions per the U.S. Constitution!
Nothing else is acceptable or workable. Socialism, communism, fascism, central planning, etc, is totalitarianism and never works!! Our federal government and our constitutional republic was not designed to be and was never intended to be a welfare state! Our Constitution was designed to prevent all this TYRANNICAL crap!
We rebelled against a tyrannical king for a lot less than this!
No excuses. If the house or senate rules are obstacles to repeal with a simple majority vote or within reconciliation rules (or whatever), then change the damned rules already so you can repeal this unconstitutional piece of socialist crap with the simple majorities you hold in both chambers! The constitution gives YOU the majority, the power to do that.
The congress and the chief executive have just as much power, authority and responsibility as the SCOTUS (and perhaps even more so) to ensure that the Constitution is upheld! Do whatever it takes to fulfill your constitutional DUTY!
We voted in Republican majorities and a Republican president specifically so you can do this REPEAL deal, ON DAY ONE!
Just shut up the ridiculous whining, hand wringing and squabbling and quit trying to pass additional or watered down but still tyrannical unconstitutional bills and just get the clean repeal DONE as you PLEDGED to your constituents and is your sworn constitutional DUTY!!
For crying out loud are you the elected representatives of the free citizens of a free market constitutional republic or are WE the captive subjects of a tyrannical USSR style communist government with a centrally planned economy?
To all:
Does the constitution even matter to you people anymore?
Does the Republic matter?
Does Liberty matter?
Does a free market economy matter?
Our constitutionally limited government was not intended to take care of us from cradle to grave.
It’s NOT their job!!
Conservatives and the Freedom Caucus are not our enemies. The big government globalist establishment is!
And if we go along with it trying for a free lunch, we are. The government does not owe us health care or health care insurance. It’s NOT a God-given right! Nor is it a constitutional power for the federal government. It's reserved to the states and the people!
Wake the hell up, people, it’s a lot later than you think.
Amen. I hate it, but Trump is entirely, totally wrong on this. We already know the GOP is a bunch of traitorous losers and we couldn’t count on them, but Trump needs to get right.
Has anyone ever captioned that picture?
But, but "the HFC supported Paul Ryan for speaker."
You hear this on every healthcare bill thread. To which I reply they did so out of party unity.
So what is Trump's excuse for supporting Paul Ryan and his RINOCare bill? Does Trump not know Ryan was and is his biggest enemy on Capital Hill?
The Senate ought to go Nuclear on EVERYTHING and run healthcare with phase 2 and 3 together, and every other agenda item through. We are kidding ourselves to think the Democrats won’t eventually do that when they have majorities.
I’m with you Jim.
The House Freedom Caucus represents the People.
It seems that no one else does. The Ryan bill would have been a disaster. I feel betrayed by the GOP-e. President Trump obviously has not decided to contest the GOP-e, even thougfh Trump brought the GOP victory. Now the GOP-e will seek to subvert President Trumps agenda.
Ryan must go, and so will Mitch McConnel, who allowed a one week delay to the Gorsuch confirmation process. McConnell should have exercised the nuclear option and brought the confirmation process to an immediate vote.
President Trump is now powned by the GOP-e. His presidency will now fail, time and time again.
!0, 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 4, 3, 2, 1, boom.
These are the stakes. We must repeal and learn to live lawfully among one another within our constitutional bounds or we, as a free people, must die.
Ann Coulter: How to Provide Universal Health Care Using This One Easy Trick
The first sentence of Congress’ Obamacare repeal should read:
“There shall be a free market in health insurance."Right there, I’ve solved the health insurance crisis for 90 percent of Americans.
Unfortunately, no one can imagine what a free market in health care looks like because we haven’t had one for nearly a century.
Jim, you are completely correct and I can’t imagine Free Republic taking any less conservative / liberty position.
However, Trump already said he wants to keep preexisting conditions and kids till 26. The preexisting is the killer. No pun intended.
Once you require that, people won’t sign up because there is no penalty equal to losing everything you own, and they never will enact that penalty, which is the free market.
It’s sad we can’t just say, yeah, people actually have to look after their own personal lives.
Extremism in defense of liberty is no vice. Moderation in pursuit of justice is no virtue.
Revolutions from the inside never succeed.
“Does the constitution even matter to you people anymore?
Does the Republic matter?
Does Liberty matter?”
There are some of us out here willing to do WHATEVER it takes to restore these. President Trump needs to talk to the nation - no more games, no more “watch this show”, and no surprises. Flat out LEAD this country back to greatness. Follow our Constitution and we the people will back you. Let the weasels scream!!
No excuses. All past transgresses can and will be forgiven the moment they repent and move forward with the constitutional solution. Repeal and let the free markets reign!
Very good.
What would Harry Reid do?
We could go nuclear on the HC bill HOWEVER we have McShame, Grahamnesty, Collins, and the rest who would NEVER vote with our side NEVER!!! Sec. Price NEEDS to find a way to get EVERYONE of these BASTARDS on OCARE, MANDATORY that they must use the legislation that they put on the rest of Americans!!! This BS of them being TO SPECIAL to live under their OWN LAWS has to be STOPPED!!!
Amen.
NEWT and DELAY were quite the team!!! I don’t see ANYONE with the balls they had!!!
nuclear option, also works for SCOTUS judges!
Revolutions from the inside never succeed.>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Unless aided by an external power. No chance of that. Trump has the FBI, Congress, and the Judiciary stacked against him.
YEP always excuses they have the ENTIRE DAMNED government NOW and we STILL get the MIDDLE FINGER!!! Phase 3 my ass EVERYONE of us knows we will NEVER see phase 3 NEVER.........NO SALE!!!!
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