The Woodward Report | August 19, 2010 | A.C. Schwartz
FR Posted by honestabe010
Dem Cong Pete Stark has become a YouTube sensation in past weeks. When confronted by tough questions from his constituents resorted to sarcasm and condescension. His pompous manner is utterly revolting to watch, but it was something he said at a Town Hall meeting in Wayward CA on 7/24/10 that was nothing short of frightening.
Mr. Stark was quoted as saying that “healthcare is now a right rather than a privilege” which prompted a woman at the meeting to bring up the following question. 'If the government can force healthcare upon the masses, and make it compulsory for physicians to treat any and all patients, then what can’t they do?' The woman goes so far as to say that it infringes upon the 13th amendment, which banned slavery, because the government is in essence enslaving the doctor to treat whomever they tell him to. She proceeds to ask “if this legislation (healthcare) is constitutional, then what limitations are there on the Federal Government’s ability to tell us how to run our private lives”?
One would expect Mr. Stark to dodge the question with some crafty politically correct answer. However, his response was quite the opposite. “Yes, the Federal Government can do most anything in this country”.......more at thewoodwardreport.com
