The Worst Bill Ever, The Insurance Takeover, Spending surge, gutting private Medicare, European levels of taxation Options

[mnepats52]

Please give me an example of the last time that happened?

Tennessee man cites church's liberal values as reason for shooting - July 2008

Kansas Abortion Doctor Shot & Killed In Church - June 2009

From now on lets all double space our comments.

oh let's...

gop 2009: double-spaced out for freedom!

lol...

[Bustina di tè]

Then there's this, democrats doing the republicans job for them:
http://riverdaughter.wordpress.com/2009/11...e-and-links-12/

Politico is also featuring a discussion on the Stupak Amendment. Here's the contribution from Timothy Stoltzfus Jost a law professor.

While the primary impact of the Stupak amendment is to make it impossible for Americans to use the affordability credits created by the proposed legislation to purchase insurance policies that cover abortion, its scope goes well beyond that, blocking the use of any funds authorized or appropriated under the health reform legislation for abortion coverage. See this. It essentially applies the Hatch amendment, which has long applied to Medicaid program, to all of the new programs created under the House bill. It is clearly constitutional, but not necessarily wise. See this..

The intent of health care reform, as President Obama said from the outset, was to extend health insurance to Americans who do not now have it while not taking away coverage that Americans now enjoy. Reportedly, half or more of health insurance policies in the United States now cover abortion. To the extent that any Americans insured through such policies will receive affordability credits under the new legislation to purchase their health insurance, they will have less coverage after the bill goes into effect than they did before. The Hatch Act represents a long-standing policy that tax dollars will not be used to pay for abortions, honoring the consciences of many Americans who believe that abortion is wrong. It should be noted that this is a special accommodation. Many Americans (such as pacifists) believe for reasons of conscience that other government activities are wrong, but only abortion opponents are afforded this accommodation. HR 3962 as drafted continued to recognize this accommodation, providing that tax credits could not be used to pay for abortion coverage, which would have to be paid for separately. This is a just and reasonable compromise, assuring that taxes not fund abortion, but not requiring Americans to give up coverage they have because of health care reform. The Stupak amendment violates this compromise, and goes too far.

I am also troubled with the role the Catholic bishops played in this. Catholics are, of course, entitled to their opinions and their politics. But separation of church and state is a bedrock American principle, and is very important to those of us who belong to minority religions. For Congress to have to look to a particular church for permission to move legislation is frightening. Religious persecution is a very real issue for many throughout the world today. We have been very fortunate in the United States to have been largely spared its ravages. But the only guarantee that we will continue to enjoy religious freedom is the jealous protection of the separation principle. If any religion dominates politics, it has the power to dominate other religions as well. Let us not become another Iran.

Coat Hanger Democrats

[grieker]

I'm getting tired of the whittling away of my freedoms.

[Bustina di tè]

I'm getting tired of the whittling away of my freedoms.

Freedom's just another word for nothin left to lose*

And thanks to republicans gutting financial regulations and crippling the agencies tasked with enforcing them your freedoms have increased. Pay no attention to the Bush DOJ guy in the corner reading your mail and listening to your conversations.










*Songwriters: Foster, Fred L;Kristofferson, Kristoffer