Obamacare Is Dead and Here's Why [Obamacare Ongoing Thread]

Town Hall ^ | 1-26-10 | Robert A. Levy

[JustPiper]

As the Massachusetts blame game unfolds, the president’s unpopular health bill leads the list. But the substantive provisions of the bill were just part of the problem. Perhaps more important, voters were appalled by how the deal unfolded.

Consider the pre-election giveaway to the labor unions. Negotiators agreed to exempt union contracts until 2018 from the tax on so-called Cadillac health-insurance plans. That backroom bargain not only outraged the voters, it also violated the Fifth Amendment to the Constitution, requiring the federal government to extend equal protection of the laws to all U.S. persons. Of course, not all voters understood the constitutional nuances, but they sensed that something was very wrong; and they reacted.

I have been disturbed by the socialists for years, ever since I learned many members of Congress 'openly' joined the DSA (Democratic Socialists of America). Several years ago, the names were published on the DSA site. (since removed of course) Please post any info you have, many of you have been on this issue for many years, & if we can store it all on one thread, we have our FreeRepublic Warehouse on the enemies of the state. How DO we combat this, when it's coming at us from every angle? When the people have been asleep for decades. Please post anything you have found or accumulated. Also choose a dictator these people follow, of particular interest,those in D.C. who have been quoted with their adulation of one.

Communism- Marxism-Leninism-Stalinism-Trotskyism-Maoism- Hoxhaism-Hoxhaism-Titoism ETC

[MestaMachine]

REPEAL THE EFFING BILL!!!
NOW!!!

[JustPiper]

VA AG Signs Law to block HC overhaul! on FNC now

[JustPiper]

Perfume for congress’ funky numbers

By THOMAS SOWELL

Read more: http://www.nypost.com/p/news/opinion/opedcolumnists/perfume_for_congress_funky_numbers_PuewbW90gQmCMrdCAmkErN#ixzz0j89fBa5q

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http://newsblaze.com/story/20100324065306lill.nb/topstory.html

The Immoral Equivalent of Slavery
By John Lillpop

Using the power of government to take one man’s wealth against his will in order to enrich another is un-American, immoral, and inhuman.

Those 30 million or so uninsured Americans who are celebrating the passage of ObamaCare may feel elated now, but how long with that glee last?

How much joy will there be if they happen to be caught in the cross hairs of the next “spread the wealth” stealing campaign by Barack Obama? You know, a new Obama climate tax on American citizens to fund the war against global warming in China and India? It is YOUR obligation as a world citizen to pay up, you know.

The whole idea of “spreading the wealth” is acceptable only when the spreading is into your bank account. But what about when your assets are spread to others, solely because some Marxist bureaucrat thinks that you live too well?

The very notion that government should be authorized to discriminate against certain citizens in order to advantage others is repulsive and foreign to the American way of thinking.

Yet there it is, at the center of ObamaCare. If this nightmare stands, Obama and his Marxist goons will try to apply it to scores of other programs. Will you be the next victim of “spreading the wealth” communism?

[JustPiper]

Thank you M’Dear for sending me this!

We misunderstood. It’s really HOPE & CHAINS.

http://democrats.senate.gov/reform/patient-protection-affordable-care-act-as-passed.pdf

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1 ‘‘(2) other factors, as the Secretary determines
2 appropriate.
3 ‘‘(e) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—For the
4 purposes of carrying out this section, there are authorized
5 to be appropriated $50,000,000 for the fiscal year 2010 and
6 such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years
7 2011 through 2014.’’.
8 SEC. 5209. ELIMINATION OF CAP ON COMMISSIONED
9 CORPS.
10 Section 202 of the Department of Health and Human
11 Services Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102–394)
12 is amended by striking ‘‘not to exceed 2,800’’.

13 SEC. 5210. ESTABLISHING A READY RESERVE CORPS.
14 Section 203 of the Public Health Service Act (42
15 U.S.C. 204) is amended to read as follows:
16 ‘‘SEC. 203. COMMISSIONED CORPS AND READY RESERVE
17 CORPS.
18 ‘‘(a) ESTABLISHMENT.—
19 ‘‘(1) IN GENERAL.—There shall be in the Service
20 a commissioned Regular Corps and a Ready Reserve
21 Corps for service in time of national emergency.
22 ‘‘(2) REQUIREMENT.—All commissioned officers
23 shall be citizens of the United States and shall be appointed without regard to the civil-service laws and
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1 compensated without regard to the Classification Act
2 of 1923, as amended.
3 ‘‘(3) APPOINTMENT.—Commissioned officers of
4 the Ready Reserve Corps shall be appointed by the
5 President and commissioned officers of the Regular
6 Corps shall be appointed by the President with the
7 advice and consent of the Senate.
8 ‘‘(4) ACTIVE DUTY.—Commissioned officers of the
9 Ready Reserve Corps shall at all times be subject to
10 call to active duty by the Surgeon General, including
11 active duty for the purpose of training.
12 ‘‘(5) WARRANT OFFICERS.—Warrant officers
13 may be appointed to the Service for the purpose of
14 providing support to the health and delivery systems
15 maintained by the Service and any warrant officer
16 appointed to the Service shall be considered for purposes of this Act and title 37, United States Code, to
18 be a commissioned officer within the Commissioned
19 Corps of the Service.
20 ‘‘(b) ASSIMILATING RESERVE CORP OFFICERS INTO
21 THE REGULAR CORPS.—Effective on the date of enactment
22 of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, all indi23
viduals classified as officers in the Reserve Corps under this
24 section (as such section existed on the day before the date
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1 of enactment of such Act) and serving on active duty shall
2 be deemed to be commissioned officers of the Regular Corps.
3 ‘‘(c) PURPOSE AND USE OF READY RESEARCH.—
4 ‘‘(1) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Ready Re5
serve Corps is to fulfill the need to have additional
6 Commissioned Corps personnel available on short no7
tice (similar to the uniformed service’s reserve pro8
gram) to assist regular Commissioned Corps per9
sonnel to meet both routine public health and emer10
gency response missions.
11 ‘‘(2) USES.—The Ready Reserve Corps shall—
12 ‘‘(A) participate in routine training to meet
13 the general and specific needs of the Commis14
sioned Corps;
15 ‘‘(B) be available and ready for involuntary
16 calls to active duty during national emergencies
17 and public health crises, similar to the uni18
formed service reserve personnel;
19 ‘‘(C) be available for backfilling critical po20
sitions left vacant during deployment of active
21 duty Commissioned Corps members, as well as
22 for deployment to respond to public health emer23
gencies, both foreign and domestic; and
24 ‘‘(D) be available for service assignment in
25 isolated, hardship, and medically underserved
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1 communities (as defined in section 799B) to im2
prove access to health services.
3 ‘‘(d) FUNDING.—For the purpose of carrying out the
4 duties and responsibilities of the Commissioned Corps
5 under this section, there are authorized to be appropriated
6 $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2010 through 2014 for
7 recruitment and training and $12,500,000 for each of fiscal
8 years 2010 through 2014 for the Ready Reserve Corps.’’.

This has the effect of removing all current legal obstructions to the use of military FORCE against the citizen population afforded by posse commitatus. Our President just created his own private army and as he stated numerous times in the campaign he intends to equip it to the full equivalent of our MILITARY forces.

Can somebody tell me what this has to do with universal HEALTH CARE? Why does he need an ARMED FORCE for use inside the country? Does anybody think there is more than a passing similarity to another such force in history known as the GESTAPO? Folks, this isn’t hyperbole — nor is it “chicken little” this is as real as it gets.

Now, I’ll tell you what comes next:
#1 AMNESTY FOR ILLEGAL ALIENS (along with full voting rights)

#2 Massive gun control for US. Dianne Feinstein just commented on this in public, within the last 3 or 4 days.

Final Result?
CW2! Anybody care to guess what I mean by this?

[MestaMachine]

No need to guess, but abu has been talking about this since long before the election. It won’t be CW2, it will be RW2.

[MestaMachine]

Bill introduced by Senator Jim DeMint:

http://www.cnsnews.com/news/article/63240

Sen. Inhofe Backs 47-Word Bill To Repeal 2,400-Page Health Care Law
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
By CNSNews.com Staff Writer

Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.)(CNSNews.com) – Senator Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) announced today that he is supporting a 47-word long bill to repeal the 2,400-page long health care bill that was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama on Tuesday.

The text of the legislation backed by Inhofe and introduced by Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) reads as follows:

“To repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. REPEAL. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, and the amendments made by that Act, are repealed.”

In a statement about his support for the proposed repeal, Inhofe said, “I stand with the majority of the American people in opposing the awful government takeover of our health care system. Repealing this legislation is the only way we can start over with meaningful reforms that will improve our health care system – not turn it into socialized medicine.”

“The tax increases, cuts in Medicare, and the provisions that allow taxpayer funds to be used for abortions are all unacceptable,” said Inhofe. “I appreciate Senator DeMint’s efforts on this, and I look forward to working with my colleagues in doing all we can to repeal Obama’s health care plan.”

The 10-section, 2,400-page-long health care law, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, was passed by the Senate on Dec. 24, 2009, and by the House of Representatives on March 21, 2010 – the vote in the House was 219 to 212.

[JustPiper]

The case went on for 3 years, long story, fought it very hard, never missed one of the few dozen court dates. He had four felon charges, very interesting conclusion. He got nine years probation worked with LEO’s on this case. The judge & states attorney found guilty of murder bribes, sentenced. Went on Oprah her first year as one of two guests. Helped work on the stalking law & the best book on domestic abuse available.

Saw him after 15 years , went right to the police sta. gave them the info in case I was found dead. Moved 700 miles, quit my job & passionately fought on this issue for many years

[JustPiper]

Perfect Paulie the Mascot for the States that Say "No" To Health Care Reform

PART I

49% Support State Lawsuits Against Health Care Plan

GOP vows to derail, disrupt landmark health care bill-As Democrats cheered history, Republicans pledged to gum up Senate vote, urge states to resist.

A Tyrannical Act by Terry Jeffrey- the lawsuits some states were threatening against the legislation on the grounds that the provision forcing all Americans to buy health insurance was unconstitutional.

States Plot to Block, Limit Health Care Reform Law

[JustPiper]

Perfect Paulie the Mascot for the States that Say "No" To Health Care Reform

PART II

Video: Rep. Paul Ryan will push 'repeal and replace'

Republican Lawmaker Expects Supreme Court to Decide - Constitutionality of Health Care Law’s Individual Mandate Wednesday, March 24, 2010 - Reps. Jack Kingston (R-Ga.) and Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.)

Florida Republicans Move Swiftly to Reject Forced Health Care

Republicans Fight Health Care Bill at Home-New Hampshire Senator Jeb Bradley plans to introduce legislation tomorrow that would allow state residents to opt out of one of the bill’s most controversial provisions.

McCollum health care lawsuit sparks war between parties

Despite a reputation for being the quintessential activist attorney general who has sued Big Tobacco, Microsoft, defectors from the Big East athletic conference and the federal government over No Child Left Behind, Connecticut's Richard Blumenthal isn't about to mess with Obamacare.

As other states line up to sue over health care bill, Blumenthal waits

S.D. ponders challenge of reform

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Hey Paulie!

http://www.thepostemail.com/2010/03/19/idaho-goes-beyond-rejecting-obamas-national-health-scheme/

Idaho Goes Beyond Rejecting Obamas National Health Scheme

[JustPiper]

You are the first one I get to tell!

Senate Will Have to Return Health Bill to House

Republicans succeed in forcing a change in a measure altering Obama’s newly enacted health care overhaul, meaning the bill will have to return to the House for final congressional approval.

WASHINGTON — Senate Republicans succeeded early Thursday in forcing a change in a measure altering President Barack Obama’s newly enacted health care overhaul, meaning the bill will have to return to the House for final congressional approval.

It was initially unclear how much of a problem this posed for Democrats hoping to rush the bill to Obama and avoid further congressional votes on what has been a politically painful ordeal for the party. Obama signed the main legislation, making sweeping changes in the country’s health care system, into law on Tuesday after more than a year of battling with Republicans and struggling to round up sufficient Democratic support.

Jim Manley, spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, said Republicans consulting with the Senate parliamentarian had found “two minor provisions” that violate Congress’ budget rules. The provisions deal with Pell grants for low-income students.

Manley said those two provisions will be removed from the bill, and he expected the Senate to approve the measure and send it to the House. Manley said Senate leaders, after conversations with top House Democrats, expect the House to approve the revised measure.

Both chambers are hoping to begin a spring recess by this weekend.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/03/25/senate-return-health-house/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fpolitics+%28Text+-+Politics%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo

HERE WE GO AGAIN, Stupak can change his vote, if he was honest & he knows the deal was CRAP!

[JustPiper]

The development came as the Senate completed nine hours of uninterrupted voting on 29 GOP amendments to the legislation. Majority Democrats defeated every amendment.

The legislation would change the new health care law by making drug benefits for Medicare recipients more generous by gradually closing a gap in coverage, increasing tax subsidies to help low-income people afford health care, and boosting federal Medicaid payments to states.

It kills part of the new statute uniquely giving Nebraska extra Medicaid funds — designed to lure support from that state’s Sen. Ben Nelson — that had become a glaring embarrassment to Democrats. It also eases a new tax on expensive health coverage bitterly opposed by unions and many House Democrats, while delaying and increasing a new levy on drug makers.

The legislation also halts federally subsidized student loans issued by private banks, substituting a new system of loans made directly by the government.

[DollyCali]

thanks for the update Piper..

[JustPiper]

BREAKING! BREAKING!

While you were sleeping: The Vampire Congress strikes again; Update: 2:43am Senate adjourns, parliamentarian ruling will send Wreckonciliation bill back to the House on “minor” GOP points of order
By Michelle Malkin • March 25, 2010 01:18 AM

It ain’t over ’til it’s over…and it’s only just begun.

As you all know, I’m on semi-vacation with my family. It’s 10:00pm Pacific time and after putting everyone to bed, I decided to check in online and turn on the TV. I flipped through C-SPAN thinking I’d be able to catch up on re-runs of the day’s business…only to find the Senate still live and in session at 1:00am Eastern voting on Demcare amendments.

Yes, the Vampire Congress is back in business again — shirking the glare of daylight as it tables Republican motion after motion. A final vote on the wreckonciliation bill is expected at around 3:00-6:00am Eastern Thursday morning.

Here’s a list of some of the GOP amendments to the wreconciliation bill (click on link for more info):

http://michellemalkin.com/2010/03/25/while-you-were-sleeping-the-vampire-congress-strikes-again/

[DollyCali]

LOVE your RWB profile page.. good stuff, creative, appealing.

is the little pumpkin your child?

[JustPiper]

there’s some hope, it’s going BACK to the house Malkin was live blogging

[JustPiper]

G.O.P. Forces New House Vote on Package of Health Bill Changes
NY Times ^

Posted on Thursday, March 25, 2010 2:40:32 AM by Chet 99

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2479281/posts

[JustPiper]

Biden: Without Health Care Obama Would Be ‘Absolutely Done’

By Major Garrett - FOXNews.com

The vice president told a fundraising audience the White House would have been doomed without it.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2010/03/25/biden-health-care-wouldve/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+foxnews%2Fpolitics+%28Text+-+Politics%29&utm_content=My+Yahoo

Almost a quarter of Republicans think Obama ‘may be the Antichrist’ as 14 states sue over healthcare reforms

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1260195/U-S-healthcare-reform-14-rebel-states-sue.html#ixzz0jAue9RvW

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Yes, heart of my heart. And thank you.