Matt Drudge (the Drudge Report refreshes so fast there's no point to linking it here) is reporting that the Democrats are going to be pushing through on health care regardless of Republican support. He has indicated the New York Times will be publishing this report.
The Democrats hold a majority in Congress which they legitimately won (and I'm not referring to the supermajority created by Al Franken's win, which is questionable at best). So do they have the right in a representative democracy to pass this legislation while increasing majorities of Americans are insisting they don't? From a Constitutional perspective, yes. There is nothing that can prevent this. Combined with the TARP, stimulus package, cap and trade, and the budget, if the Democrats push through health care the federal government, under the watch of a Republican who expanded government and then a Democrat who believes government is the answer to any question, has ignored the will of the American people. Each of these proposals faced massive opposition and yet the government moved forward. I can only hope that this time will be different. That the protests have made their mark. That the town halls have been heard. But I don't believe that for one second. And I think that this story is coming out now just shows how little our voices matter to those who would put government before and above the people.
The Democrats hold a majority in Congress which they legitimately won (and I'm not referring to the supermajority created by Al Franken's win, which is questionable at best). So do they have the right in a representative democracy to pass this legislation while increasing majorities of Americans are insisting they don't? From a Constitutional perspective, yes. There is nothing that can prevent this. Combined with the TARP, stimulus package, cap and trade, and the budget, if the Democrats push through health care the federal government, under the watch of a Republican who expanded government and then a Democrat who believes government is the answer to any question, has ignored the will of the American people. Each of these proposals faced massive opposition and yet the government moved forward. I can only hope that this time will be different. That the protests have made their mark. That the town halls have been heard. But I don't believe that for one second. And I think that this story is coming out now just shows how little our voices matter to those who would put government before and above the people.
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