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Via RedState: Bob Bennett Pledges to Repeal Obamacare – Will He Now Pledge to Kill His Own Healthcare Bill?

Splittfinger — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:40:00 GMT

I love this from RedState:

As most RedState readers are aware, The Club for Growth launched a great website called www.repealit.org, designed to garner pledges from current office holders, candidates and citizens to make clear their intention to work to repeal ObamaCare (or any variation thereof) should it pass.

Senator Bob Bennett (R-UT) has signed the pledge for candidates, the text of which is:

I hereby pledge to the people of my district/state to sponsor and support legislation to repeal any federal health care takeover passed in 2010, and replace it with real reforms that lower health care costs without growing government.

He has done so for an obvious reason. He is nervous he is going to lose his primary.

We, of course, welcome his signature on this pledge to fight ObamaCare. But, what about Senator Bennett’s own healthcare bill (S.391) co-sponsored by Sen. Ron Wyden (D-OR)? Will he similarly denounce it?

He should. Compare the Bennett bill to ObamaCare:

Does it call for an “individual mandate” to purchase health insurance? ObamaCare – Yes. Bennett – Yes. (see Title I, Subtitle A, Section 102)

Does it provide for criminal penalties and/or fines if someone fails to buy a government –mandated plan? ObamaCare – Yes. Bennett – Yes. (see Title I, Subtitle A, Section 102)

Does it give Washington Bureaucrats significant authority to regulate every American’s health plan? ObamaCare – Yes. Bennett – Yes. (see requirements and involvement of the Secretary throughout the bill, as well as massive involvement of IRS to administer the plan)

Does it force millions of Americans to change from existing health coverage, even if they like it? ObamaCare – Yes. Bennett – Yes.

Does it increase taxes on Americans? ObamaCare – Yes. Bennett – Yes.

Does it increase the cost of healthcare premiums? ObamaCare – Yes. Bennett – Yes.

Does it cover illegal aliens? ObamaCare – Yes. Bennett – Yes.

Does it force taxpayer funding of abortion? ObamaCare – Yes. Bennett – Yes. (see Subtitle B)

Given the similarities, it would seem that if Mr. Bennett is now committed to stopping or repealing ObamaCare, that he would be equally opposed to his own bill. Of course, Bennett will not oppose his own bill, instead, he and Republican co-sponsors Lamar Alexander, Lindsey Graham, Judd Gregg and Mike Crapo will give lip service to how it is not “single payer,” but instead, creates competition and promotes the private sector. Nonsense. The bill empowers federal bureaucrats to control healthcare policies, mandates coverages, funds abortion and will increase taxes and premiums.

As noted by Ramesh Ponnuru of National Review in his April 2008 article on the Bennett bill:

The closer you look at it, the more it appears that Bennett-Wyden is a “compromise” in which the government takes over the financing of health care but, to save face, conservatives are allowed to pretend that the private sector is still in charge. Their plan is, in important respects, to the left of the ones being offered by Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama, and has been celebrated as such in liberal magazines.

Bennett’s healthcare bill should be rejected. But even more, Bob Bennett should be rejected in the Utah Republican Primary – Utah and America deserve better.

Romney the Politician

Splittfinger — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:01:00 GMT

Remember when i supported Fred Thompson and everyone around here (utah) supported Romney? Ya, i do to. Here is one of the many reasons why.

http://hotair.com/archives/2009/10/29/video-romneycare-was-never-about-lowering-health-care-costs-says-mitt/

Harry Reid set to ignore the American people.

Splittfinger — Tue, 22 Sep 2009 19:55:00 GMT

Hey Nevada, you know what to do. He basically said that you don't know what is best for you and that even though a majority of you don't want Government health care, he is forcing it apon you.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2009/09/22/senate-committee-begins-work-health-care-reform/

teaser:

"Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid threatened on Tuesday to use a procedural maneuver to steamroll opponents of health care reform, even as a Senate panel began delicate negotiations over a package that could have the best chance at passing"

Bennett selling Utahans Short?

Splittfinger — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 22:03:00 GMT

First read this:

http://www.redstate.com/erick/2009/09/16/it-is-time-to-go-to-defcon-1-bob-bennett-is-about-to-screw-america/

Then go here, as i did and ask him about it..

http://bennett.senate.gov/public/index.cfm?p=Contact

I sent the following to him:

I understand Obama has called you and Sen. Wyden because you have indicated your willingness to sell Utahans short on healthcare reform? Need I remind you that a VAST majority of Utahans don't support ANY type of healthcare reform? Need I remind you that you are supposed to be representing Utah, not the Republican Party? Need I remind you that you are up for re-election next year?

Please explain yourself to the Utah public. I will post your response on my Utah based BLOG with thousands of readers. :-)

Healthcare Bill is Unconstitutional

Splittfinger — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 16:28:00 GMT

via Barking Moonbat Early Warning System.

Funny thing ... if I was a legislator, the absolute first thing I’d check about a bill, any bill, was whether is was constitutional. That seems to be the LAST thing anybody checks anymore, leaving that up to the Supreme Court, years later, only when somebody makes a case and gets it to bubble all the way to the top. Pretty fishy behavior IMO.

Sorry, NOT Allowed

A retired lawyer reads the ENTIRE health care bill ... and finds it unconstitutional in so many ways, so many times. Why are you not surprised?

The first thing to go will be the masterfully crafted balance of power between the Executive, Legislative, and Judicial branches of the U.S. Government. The Congress will be transferring to the Obama Administration authority in a number of different areas over the lives of the American people and the businesses they own. The irony is that the Congress doesn’t have any authority to legislate in most of those areas to begin with. I defy anyone to read the text of the U.S. Constitution and find any authority granted to the members of Congress to regulate health care.

This legislation also provides for access by the appointees of the Obama administration of all of your personal healthcare information, your personal financial information, and the information of your employer, physician, and hospital. All of this is a direct violation of the specific provisions of the 4th Amendment to the Constitution protecting against unreasonable searches and seizures. You can also forget about the right to privacy. That will have been legislated into oblivion regardless of what the 3rd and 4th Amendments may provide.

If you decide not to have healthcare insurance or if you have private insurance that is not deemed “acceptable” to the “Health Choices Administrator” appointed by Obama there will be a tax imposed on you. It is called a “tax” instead of a fine because of the intent to avoid application of the due process clause of the 5th Amendment. However, that doesn’t work because since there is nothing in the law that allows you to contest or appeal the imposition of the tax, it is definitely depriving someone of property without the “due process of law.

So, there are three of those pesky amendments that the far left hate so much out the original ten in the Bill of Rights that are effectively nullified by this law. It doesn’t stop there though

Go read the rest of the post over here. It’s part of a continuing series at this fellows blog, Michael Connely dot com.

Thank you Carole.

Speak Your Mind Friday - Angry Mob Edition II

Splittfinger — Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:07:00 GMT

As a proud member of the angry mob, i open this Friday to you. The rest of the angry mob.

Speak Your Mind Friday - Angry Mob Member Edition

Splittfinger — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 15:36:00 GMT

As a proud member of the "angry mob" that is unhappy with the current socialist healthcare bill, i dedicate this to all you other angry mob members!