So the big health care refom bill passed, so now what?

On Sunday, March 21, 2010, the Constitution, our liberties, and our government as we have known them had a big hole punched through it to the applause of the Democratic Party. Many Americans have been fighting against this insane bill with all their might, mind, heart, and soul. And for what? The Democrats in charge of the House of Representatives turned their back on those who elected them in a defiant act that said, "We know more than you, we know what you need, we know how to fix it, and we don't care what you say about it."

My friends this is the elitism that we have been hearing about in some areas of the media for so long. Don't believe me that politicians in Washington think they know better than you? On Sunday, March 21, 2010 the latest Rasmussen Reports from a national telephone poll conducted on Friday and Saturday nights, shows that 41% of likely voters favor the health care plan, while 54% are opposed to the current plan.
(http://www.rasmussenreports.com/public_content/politics/current_events/healthcare/september_2009/health_care_reform)

That is a 13 point difference. That is not even close man. That is a clear majority saying no to a bill. But that doesn't matter to House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. Speaker Pelosi had this to say in her speech before the vote on Sunday Night, "In doing so, we will honor the vows of our founders, who in the Declaration of Independence said that we are "endowed by our Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness." This legislation will lead to healthier lives, more liberty to pursue hopes and dreams and happiness for the American people. This is an American proposal that honors the traditions of our country."

So Speaker Pelosi thinks that forcing a bill on the American people honors the founding fathers? Let us take a closer look and really see.

Thomas Jefferson said, "And what country can preserve its liberties, if its rulers are not warned from time to time, that this people preserve the spirit of resistance? Let them take arms. The remedy is to set them right as to the facts, pardon and pacify them. What signify a few lives lost in a century or two? The tree of liberty must be refreshed from time to time, with the blood of patriots and tyrants. It is its natural manure."
Thomas Jefferson Papers, 334 (C.J. Boyd, Ed., 1950)

Thomas Jefferson when elected president had this to say, "A wise and frugal government, which shall restrain men from injuring one another, which shall leave them otherwise free to regulate their own pursuits of industry and improvement, and shall not take from the mouth of labor the bread it has earned. This is the sum of good government, and this is necessary to close the circle of our felicity. Thomas Jefferson, First Inaugural Address.

And here is another great point, "The way to have safe government is not to trust it all to the one, but to divide it among the many, distributing to everyone exactly the functions in which he is competent....To let the National Government be entrusted with the defense of the nation, and its foreign and federal relations..... The State Governments with the Civil Rights, Laws, Police and administration of what concerns the State generally. The Counties with the local concerns, and each ward direct the interests within itself. It is by dividing and subdividing these Republics from the great national one down through all its subordinations until it ends in the administration of everyman's farm by himself, by placing under everyone what his own eye may superintend, that all will be done for the best." Thomas Jefferson

George Washington said, ""(T)he foundation of our national policy will be laid in the pure and immutable principles of private morality; ...the propitious smiles of Heaven can never be expected on a nation that disregards the eternal rules of order and right which Heaven itself has
ordained..." George Washington, First Inaugural, April 30 1789"

George Washington also said, "Government is not reason; it is not eloquence. It is force. And force, like fire, is a dangerous servant and a fearful master." George Washington

Patrick Henry once said, "The Constitution is not an instrument for the government to restrain the people, it is an instrument for the people to restrain the government."

Here is a nice little quote from William Pitt,"Necessity is the plea for every infringement of human freedom. It is argument of tyrants. It is the creed of slaves." William Pitt in the House of Commons November 18, 1783

I don't know what founding fathers Speaker Pelosi was talking about, but I don't think is was the founders of America. Speaker Pelosi also said, "It is with great humility and with great pride that we tonight will make history for our country and progress for the American people. Just think -- we will be joining those who established Social Security, Medicare, and now tonight health care for all Americans." Thanks for bringing that up Speaker Pelosi. Now that you went, and mentioned it... "The media do not want to admit that the jointly operated Social Security program and Medicare program are going to bankrupt the Federal government if they are not cut back drastically." (http://www.marketoracle.co.uk/Article15639.html)

Actually this same web site says that if not for the actions of Presidents Carter and Reagan the system would already have become bankrupt. Carter implemented gradual increases to the taxes helped to keep funding the Social Security and Medicare programs. Unfortunately that didn't solve the problem and Reagan had to speed up the rate of the increases to keep the programs afloat this long. So if I were Speaker Pelosi, I wouldn't be claiming that you are joining those who established these flawed, and going bankrupt programs. In fact, to me Social Security is like a house I am paying a mortgage on with every check I make, but it is a house I will never set foot in. IN fact to be honest, I will never even get to touch the doorknob. And if you want to be brutally honest, I won't even get to park in the driveway.

Wait, wait, wait, wait, WAIT!!!! Speaker Pelosi is right. She is taking us with this lame duck health care bill into the same realm as Social Security and Medicare! I am going to wind up paying for even more programs while not reaping any of their rewards! Thanks for explaining it to me Speaker Pelosi!

Listen to me everyone who reads this. now is not the time to sit back down and accept this huge ball of silliness as our fate. This country was born from people saying that we weren't just going to lie down anymore. That we were sick of some pompous windbag who knows nothing about us dictating what we can and can't do. We have to have laws, but we don't need nay laws that tell us we have to buy something! What comes next? Is the government going to make us all buy a Ford or Chevy to help the struggling auto industry?

If you have stumbled on this blog, and have read this far, take a bit farther. Get active. Call your senators and representatives. Tell them this bill sucks and we don't want it. Call them and remind them that We the People voted them into office. This government answers to us. We are not the servant of the government, that the government is meant to serve us. That just because you got elected and moved to Washington, you aren't any smarter or better than the rest of us. Remind them that this is till a government of, by, and for the people just as President Lincoln said.

Now is the time when we raise up together with one voice and hold Washington and the slick trick politicians accountable! You may say, "But I am only one person what can I do?" My answer to that is that one people can make a ripple across the surface of the pond. Be proud of who you are, and be proud to state your opinion. We live in a country where you are free to express your feelings. Exercise that right! Tell your family and friends how you feel, and encourage them to do the same. Call your elected officials and tell them how you feel. Whether you support this piece of trash or not, call and tell them. make them know we are here watching and listening. Tell your friends and family members to also call and e-mail their elected officials. All of a sudden that one person is 5, 10, 15, or 20 people. And if they also encourage people there are now hundreds of pebbles. But don't feel defeated, don't give up. You are an American, this is your country, these are your elected officials. Stand up and let them know we are sitting down no more. Be proud. Be loud. Take your country back!