Posted by
Sgt Relic on Saturday, November 21, 2009 8:32:28 AM
I seem to located at least part of the problem with the Congress. Let me introduce you to one of my senators, Mark Warner. Not to be confused the RINO, John Warner, who is now retired, thank God. This Warner is a real live left-wing democrat. Since he was only elected in 2008 it may be a bit premature for me to expect that he would have read the constitution, much less understand it, in such a short period of time.
Let's examine his assertions. Mr Warner apparently operates under the impression that if congress passes a bill it becomes constitutional. He is absolutely correct in his identification of some of the unconstitutional transgressions of past congresses. There is no provision for Medicare, Medicaid, Education, or Health Care in general in the constitution; this IS what makes it unconstitutional in first place. It is not among the enumerated powers!
Not satisfied with digging himself into a deep hole, he continues to shovel. Did everybody get their telephone by virtue of their right to a telephone? Is that covered by the 1st Amendment? I have to pay for mine if I want one, but I can cancel it any time I wish without going to jail. You begin to see the problem here in Virginia. God save us, this is the smart one; Webb is not this bright!
Mark the Snark regurgitates the driver's license talking point without cognition of the fact that they are State licenses and not Federal, or acknowledging that no one is required to have a drivers license unless they want to drive. He actually got this talking point wrong. Note to Mark: the argument is supposed to equate auto insurance to health care!!! Ordinarily, I would let this go as the normal confusion of a neophyte senator, but this guy was Governor of Virginia!
I was positively stunned by his reference to the problem of "free riders" showing up for free health care at emergency rooms and the costs being passed on to the insurance paying public. Correct me if I"m wrong, but wasn't that as a result of action by the congress mandating that no one can be denied treatment at an emergency room, regardless of their ability to pay or even to be in the country legally?
What's his cure for this egregious problem? He wants to pass legislation in the form of national health care that passes these "free riders" from hospitals and insurance companies, that then pass the cost on to the insured, directly to the taxpayer who will pay for them in the form of higher taxes to pay for the subsides the "free riders" will receive under this legislation. Perfect logic! I'm convinced, where do I sign up?