Shredding the Constitution - House Votes Yea on Unconstitutional Healthcare Reform
Posted Under: Uncategorized
Sunday Paper - November 8th, 2009
The US House of Representatives passed the over 2,000 page healthcare reform bill, called the “Affordable Health Care for America Act.”
The vote came about as a result of including the so-called “Stupak Amendment”, which prohibited tax payer money for being used for abortions (previously, they were a protected service where such procedures were legal). The amendment was crucial for 40 pro-life Democrats (including the amendment’s name-sake, Rep. Bart Stupak of Michigan), who threatened to vote down the entire bill if such an amendment was not passed. The amendment was called by some of the more liberal members of the congress an affront to “women’s right to choose.” Rep. Diana DeGette (D-Colo.) remarked, ” If enacted this [amendment] will be the greatest restriction on a woman’s right to choose in our careers.”
Ironically, the amendment makes no attempt to alter the legal status of abortion, nor to prevent women from having or insurers from providing coverage for abortion. What the amendment does is simply block such coverage from being funded by taxpayer money. This is not a restriction on choice or freedom; the bill as a whole, however, is and as such is both unprecedented and unconstitutional.
(continues below)
Pelosi also remarked that such a plan would “add not one dime to the deficit”, a stance echoed by the White House. However, more conservative analysis from nonpartisan sources pegs the additional strain on the deficit as around $239 billion from the period of 2010-2019, with still an estimated 17 million Americans uninsured.
For previous recaps on the health reform bill: constitutionality, fact-or-fiction (prior to “Stupak Amendment.”)
by Justin Robinson
Healthcare reform bill passes House
This from examiner.com - November 8th, 2009
Related Posts-
Kagan Reaffirms Extreme Pro-Abortion Position WedNEWSday - June 30th, 2010 Moments ago, responding to a line of questions from Senator Diane Feinstein (D-CA), Kagan confirmed her belief that "Roe (v. Wade) and Doe (v. Bolton) require" that any state "regulation" of abortion protect the "health" of women seeking abortion. Kagan isolated the Supreme Court's holding...... -
Massachusetts Playing 'Welfare Cadillac' Sunday Paper - May 10th, 2009 We know that there are plenty of misguided individuals in the United States who think they have the right to healthcare at another's expense. Well if healthcare is a right, then shouldn't daycare be a right? Why has no one mentioned universal daycare? After...... -
Obama Will Have You (the Taxpayer) Pay for Abortions Sunday Paper - November 15th, 2009 We already know Obama overturned legislation preventing the use of U.S. taxpayer dollars to fund abortions overseas, now he aims to strip abortion language from the healthcare bill... The amendment, authored by Rep. Bart Stupak, D-Mich., went beyond preventing the proposed government-run plan from...... -
Dems Look to Skip Formality on Health Bills WedNEWSday - January 6th, 2010 GOP filibuster, touchy issues threaten deal Democratic leaders are looking to forgo a formal, public conference to merge the House and Senate's health care overhaul bills, giving Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and the White House free rein to hammer out...... -
The Obama Red House - No Friend of Fox WedNEWSday - October 14th, 2009 White House Escalates War of Words with Fox News Calling Fox News "a wing of the Republican Party," the Obama administration on Sunday escalated its war of words against the channel, even as observers questioned the wisdom of a White House war on a news......
-
When to Call a Pro If you are interested in do-it-yourself home repair, it’s easy to think that you can tackle any project. However, thousands of dollars and a few trips to the emergency room later can make you rethink that position. If you are considering renovating your home, remodeling a room or changing anything...... -
What Are Democrats Planning for Health Care Reform if They Lose the Massachusetts Senate Race? [/caption] Congressional Democrats and White House officials negotiating health care reform are paying close attention to the Massachusetts Senate race, where Republican candidate Scott Brown has said he will be the 41st vote to block the final vote on the final bill. Normal Senate rules require 60 votes to proceed...... -
Baucus coughs up a bill by Lindsay Beyerstein Big news broke over the weekend: Evidently, the president lit a fire under Max Baucus (D-Mont) and the Senate Finance Committee by unexpectedly announcing last week that he’d be laying out his own vision for health care reform this Wednesday. Just weeks ago, committee member Kent Conrad...... - Betsy McCaughey on healthcare reform and death panels There are three videos here, so be patient. The first is nominally a debate between Betsy McCaughey and Anthony Weiner, but moderator/interviewer Dylan Ratigan gets heavily involved. This debate starts out well enough, but it turns into a bit of a free-for-all when Dylan Ratigan refuses to let Betsy McCaughey......
-
CNN - Why the Copenhagen climate talks matter. [/caption] NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- It's a massive jamboree, with tempers on both sides of the issue running hot and no final deal in sight. But even so, we'd better pay attention to what transpires here, the consequences of action or inaction may be massive. Starting Monday, 15,000 people are......
