The Senate and House Health Care bills are both Unconstitutional. They violate the restrictions on government power in Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution. So how can Pelosi, Reid and Obama get away with it? They simply disregard the plain language of the Constitution. Back in October House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was asked by [...]
For weeks Democrat Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska dominated the daily news about the Senate health care bill by presenting himself as a man of principle, opposed to abortion, and deeply concerned about the lives of precious, unborn babies. He withheld his vote in favor of the Senate health care bill because it permitted federally [...]
Until Friday night Democratic Senator Ben Nelson of Nebraska claimed to be withholding his Yes vote on the Senate Health Care bill until it included language that would prohibit federal funding of abortion. In the end the abortion language turned out to be several pages of tortured, incomprehensible language that does allow public funding of [...]
Senator Reid’s 383 page health care amendment includes this advisory to Insurance Companies: USE OF PLAIN LANGUAGE.—The information required to be submitted under subparagraph (A) shall be provided in plain language. The term ‘plain language’ means language that the intended audience, including individuals with limited English proficiency, can readily understand and use because that lan [...]
To increase the pressure on recalcitrant Senators President Obama and Senate Majority Leader Reid fabricated yet another, must-meet deadline. When Democrats were still a vote or two short of the sixty they need to pass a health care bill in the Senate. Senate Majority Leader and chief sponsor of ObamaCare Harry Reid demanded a vote [...]
The health care bills now pending in congress require insurance companies to cover people with pre-existing conditions. In the industry this is called “guaranteed issue.” To a large extent guaranteed issue is already in effect. A 1996 federal law, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), requires guaranteed issue for employee groups. Several states [...]
For those unfamiliar with the arcane customs of the Senate, any Senator can ask that the Senate take some action, such as amending a bill by “unanimous consent.” The presiding Chairman asks if there are any objections. If no Senator voices objection, the amendment passes. If one or more Senators object, indicating consent is not [...]
Our previous analysis of the chaotic Senate health care process noted the obvious: It’s simply impossible to believe that Congress has the wisdom to create, in 2,000 pages, the best possible system of health insurance and medical services delivery. Even if one is blinded by faith and believes an elite dozen can huddle in a [...]
Senator and contributing author of the Senate version of ObamaCare, Max Baucus took to the Senate floor Wednesday and asserted, This bill does not increase government. So far, Liberty Works has identified 55 new commissions, demonstrations, councils, programs and bureaucracies in the latest Senate bill: 1. Sec. 1321. State flexibility in operation and enforcement of [...]
How can anyone believe this urgent, chaotic, political process can improve health care in America? Our mission at Liberty Works is to promote liberty and oppose government encroachment on the rights, choices and prerogatives of The People, in their businesses and personal lives. Except for enforcement of laws against fraudulent schemes we oppose all government [...]
