It would be handy if the writer had at least cited the sections of the bill that would do the things he claims. Without these cites this is just another propaganda piece. Unfortunately.
I have not "read" the bill but I have scanned all through it. I did notice a number of things that it actually specifically does that I find problematical but nothing that explicitely does much of the most aggregious stuff he mentions. Now, there are some CONSEQUENCES that can be deduced from certain aspects of the bill but they are not EXPLICIT in the bill and are, then, open to question. Sure would be handy to have some real ammunition but it ain't here. I guess I'll just have to do it myself. Sigh. Ed$ --- In [email protected], Jon Roland <jon.rol...@...> wrote: > > *The Truth About the Health Care Bills - Michael Connelly, Ret. > Constitutional Attorney 08.24.09* > > Well, I have done it! I have read the entire text of proposed House Bill > 3200: The Affordable Health Care Choices Act of 2009. I studied it with > particular emphasis from my area of expertise, constitutional law. I was > frankly concerned that parts of the proposed law that were being > discussed might be unconstitutional. What I found was far worse than > what I had heard or expected. > > To begin with, much of what has been said about the law and its > implications is in fact true, despite what the Democrats and the media > are saying . The law does provide for rationing of health care, > particularly where senior citizens and other classes of citizens are > involved, free health care for illegal immigrants, free abortion > services, and probably forced participation in abortions by members of > the medical profession. > > The Bill will also eventually force private insurance companies out of > business and put everyone into a government run system. All decisions > about personal health care will ultimately be made by federal > bureaucrats and most of them will not be health care professionals. > Hospital admissions, payments to physicians, and allocations of > necessary medical devices will be strictly controlled. > > However, as scary as all of that it, it just scratches the surface. In > fact, I have concluded that this legislation really has no intention of > providing affordable health care choices. Instead it is a convenient > cover for the most massive transfer of power to the Executive Branch of > government that has ever occurred, or even been contemplated. *If this > law or a similar one is adopted, major portions of the Constitution of > the **United States** will effectively have been destroyed.* > > The first t hing 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 do not 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. The 9th Amendment > that provides: ´The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, > shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the > people;¡ The 10th Amendment states: ´The powers not delegated to the > United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, > are preserved to the States respectively, or to the people.¡ *Under the > provisions of this piece of Congressional handiwork neither the people > nor the states=2 0are going to have any rights or powers at all in many > areas that once were theirs to control.* > > I could write many more pages about this legislation, but I think you > get the idea. This is not about health care; it is about seizing power > and limiting rights. Article 6 of the Constitution requires the members > of both houses of Congress to ´be bound by oath or affirmation¡ to > support the Constitution. If I was a member of Congress I would not be > able to vote for this legislation or anything like it without feeling I > was violating that sacred oath or affirmation. If I voted for it anyway > I would hope the American people would hold me accountable. > > For those who might doubt the nature of this threat I suggest they > consult the source. > Here is a link to the > Constitution:_http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/constitution_transcript.html_ > > > > And another to the Bill of Rights: > _http://www.archives.gov/exhibits/charters/bill_of_rights%20transcript.html_ > > There you can see exactly what we are about to have taken from us. > wouldn't this be like......... > DICTATORSHIP OF OUR GOVERNMENT AT THAT POINT??? > > Michael Connelly > Retired attorney, > Constitutional Law Instructor > 3560 County Square Drive > Carrollton , Texas > 214-731-6280 > http:michaelconnelly.viviti.com > mrobe...@... > <http://us.mc811.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=mrobe...@...> > > -- Jon > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Constitution Society 2900 W Anderson Ln C-200-322, Austin, TX 78757 > 512/299-5001 www.constitution.org jon.rol...@... > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] >
