On Mon, Apr 6, 2009 at 9:55 AM, Philobealo <> wrote: 5. Kennedy has held his Senate seat for more than forty years, but considering his longevity, his accomplishments seem scant. In his very first Senate roll, he was the floor manager for the bill that turned U.S. Immigration policy upside down and opened the floodgate for immigrants from third world countries. 6. Since that time, he has been the prime instigator and author of every expansion of and increase in immigration, up to and including the latest attempt to grant amnesty to illegal aliens.
============= Well said Philo.... If I could improve on this brief resume' of Senator Kennedy, I would emphasize how this man almost single handedly changed the face of our Nation with his 1964 Immigration Bill, and his continuous push for allowing illegal immigrants into this Nation. Just as bad, was the "Kennedy-Kassenbaum" Bill, which single handedly took away the scienter element, the "*mens rea*"; aspect from Doctors who were taking patients who were covered by Medicaid and/or Medicare. Yesterday, there was a thread on another board that talked about the number of doctors and health care providers who refused to accept patients who were covered under Medicaid or Medicare. The Kennedy Kassenbaum Bill is the cause of this, because the distinction of whether a Doctor (or his office) intended to, or whether they knowingly and intentionally attempted to defraud the government doesn't matter anymore.....If there is a "mistake", the penalty is the same as if you intentionally attempted to defraud the government. Thanks Ted, for all that you have done for our Nation. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more. -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
