Even though Obamacare was the catalyst, this speech embodies
the basics of why we conservatives fight to uphold basic Constitutional principles
and the responsibilities/limitations held within.
Wednesday, October 16, 2013
Monday, October 07, 2013
Equality before the law?
When does a law begin to stink?
When our Democratic friends passed and signed the Affordable Care Act in 2010, it was lauded as the change and compassion that every American needed to survive and be guaranteed the "right" to health coverage. Fast forward to today and that "right" has become way more expensive to procure. There's nothing affordable about it.
Because of this supposed "affordable" care, our king unilaterally decided to start exempting special interests; his core group of donors. Shortly afterwards came exemptions for businesses and Congress. Mr. President, why exempt people from your perfect “utopian” law? It's contents are still not easily understood all these years later.
When we fought for independence, one of the ideas that we fought for was the ability to live under the rule of law and not be favored by judgments of men. Under the law, we are all treated equal. However, when exceptions become the norm and societal classes are created because of those exceptions, laws become arbitrary and contempt is held toward the law.
When an elite mentality is allowed to grow throughout our representatives in Washington, a new ruling elite is formed. A ruling class. This elite class, when allowed to grow, begins to hold contempt for the law (even the ones they themselves pass) and in return contempt for our Constitution.
The Affordable Care Act has become so arduous and so cumbersome in its scope and reach that exemptions have been handed down from the Emperor-in-Chief himself, circumventing the Constitution and arbitrarily bestowing exemptions with no regard to the role of Congress or the law of his namesake.
Where does such contempt leave the average American? Why is a law good enough for one, but not for the other? Should not we all be treated equally under the law?
We are, I feel, headed toward a tipping point. A line has been drawn in the sand, a phrase so overused yet so accurate in its description of our current state of government overreach. We can either stand up for our Constitutional beliefs, or roll over and let decrees from the Beltway rule some while giving a pass to others.
I ask, what did we fight for if we have come to this as a society? What freedom do we have to live if government makes decisions for us? We, the People, are being given something to eat whether we want it or not. We're expected to choke on it while the people who are exempt sidestep in disgust of the foul crap they themselves passed.
The Republicans in the House are doing the right thing. They are standing firm, following a sentiment that is observed by a majority of the American people. While I prefer complete repeal, I am encouraged by the actions of the GOP to defund the ACA, or at the very least delay it. More importantly however, if aspects of this law are kept in place, we should make sure that we are all treated equally before the law.
When our Democratic friends passed and signed the Affordable Care Act in 2010, it was lauded as the change and compassion that every American needed to survive and be guaranteed the "right" to health coverage. Fast forward to today and that "right" has become way more expensive to procure. There's nothing affordable about it.
Because of this supposed "affordable" care, our king unilaterally decided to start exempting special interests; his core group of donors. Shortly afterwards came exemptions for businesses and Congress. Mr. President, why exempt people from your perfect “utopian” law? It's contents are still not easily understood all these years later.
When we fought for independence, one of the ideas that we fought for was the ability to live under the rule of law and not be favored by judgments of men. Under the law, we are all treated equal. However, when exceptions become the norm and societal classes are created because of those exceptions, laws become arbitrary and contempt is held toward the law.
When an elite mentality is allowed to grow throughout our representatives in Washington, a new ruling elite is formed. A ruling class. This elite class, when allowed to grow, begins to hold contempt for the law (even the ones they themselves pass) and in return contempt for our Constitution.
The Affordable Care Act has become so arduous and so cumbersome in its scope and reach that exemptions have been handed down from the Emperor-in-Chief himself, circumventing the Constitution and arbitrarily bestowing exemptions with no regard to the role of Congress or the law of his namesake.
Where does such contempt leave the average American? Why is a law good enough for one, but not for the other? Should not we all be treated equally under the law?
We are, I feel, headed toward a tipping point. A line has been drawn in the sand, a phrase so overused yet so accurate in its description of our current state of government overreach. We can either stand up for our Constitutional beliefs, or roll over and let decrees from the Beltway rule some while giving a pass to others.
I ask, what did we fight for if we have come to this as a society? What freedom do we have to live if government makes decisions for us? We, the People, are being given something to eat whether we want it or not. We're expected to choke on it while the people who are exempt sidestep in disgust of the foul crap they themselves passed.
The Republicans in the House are doing the right thing. They are standing firm, following a sentiment that is observed by a majority of the American people. While I prefer complete repeal, I am encouraged by the actions of the GOP to defund the ACA, or at the very least delay it. More importantly however, if aspects of this law are kept in place, we should make sure that we are all treated equally before the law.
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