James Madison once said, “Since the general civilization of mankind, I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power than by violent and sudden usurpations.”
Let’s face it—this is exactly what we are experiencing today. The takeover of health care by the federal government is nothing more than a threat, which has been on the socialist wish list for many years.
Congressman Ferrand once introduced a bill in Congress that would have forced all Social Security recipients and their dependents to participate in a national health insurance program. More important is the fact that Congressman Ferrand made it clear this was not actually what he wanted.
Instead, he only saw his bill as the foundation for what would come later. In fact, he said, “If we can only break through and get our foot inside the door, then we can extend the program after that.”
How does this sound any different from what we are hearing from Democratic politicians today?
That’s right—there is no difference!
After listening to some of these Washington politicians, one is almost forced to conclude that they all read historical quotes from Congressman Ferrand immediately before opening their mouth to speak.
Referring to the health care legislation under consideration, Sen. Tom Harkin said, “What we are buying here is a modest home, not a mansion. What we are getting here is a starter home. It’s got a good foundation ... It’s got a good roof ... It’s got a lot of nice stuff in there ... but, we can build additions as we go along in the future. It is a starter home. Think about it that way.”
Of course, President Obama has also been making similar statements.
He has made sure he let us know how wonderfully the federal government will take care of us once we are all on its rolls. If we are concerned about transforming one-sixth of our economy overnight—we shouldn’t be.
Like Obama said, “Yes, it’s one-sixth of the economy, but we’re not transforming one-sixth of the economy all in one fell swoop.” So I guess we are supposed to feel better about it all just because the Democrats aren’t going to destroy us “all in one fell swoop.”
Can’t you see what is happening to us?
The politicians in Washington either think we are so uneducated or lazy that we cannot understand
what is happening. This has all happened before.
Stated differently, the socialists are trying to pawn their same old tricks off on us. We cannot stand for such. We must pay attention to what is being said. We must reject the same old lines and arguments.
We have been gallantly fighting to stop this horrendous piece of legislation that Democrats do not even feel compelled to pass according to the process required by Article 1 Section 7 of the Constitution.
Even if the House passes this legislation using an illegal method, it is likely that Democrats will have to place a few more nails in the coffin before their dastardly goal can be completed.
We must continue to fight against government oppression. We cannot allow ourselves to one day have “to spend our sunset years telling our children and our children’s children, what it once was like in America when men were free.”
The fate of the republic rests upon our shoulders.
What will you do to help save our republic?
--As Appeared in The Daily Mississippian on Monday, March 22, 2010
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