Saturday, August 08, 2009

"Town Hall" Meetings... Right

My Congressman Elijah Cummings (D,MD) has hosted call in High Tech "Town Hall" Meetings to inform constituents on the Government(Democrat's)proposed Health Care Legislation. I applaud the concept but question the medium.

At a face to face Town Hall Meeting, there is public discourse and free access. Opposing views are physically present and can be heard without going through a staff member who can "screen" calls and can "terminate" any "objectionable" calls.

While the concept seems efficient and increases access, it also, for a skeptic as I am, gives a subtle and silent ability to the host (Congressman Cummings and his staffers)to control discourse and influence public opinion by selectivity in which caller are given "air time".

I do not trust the transparency of any politician, especially on highly inflammatory issues such as this.

With the Obama White House asking for the NAMES of critics of the Health Care Legislation, I am reminded of President Nixon's Enemies list. Does anyone else see the similarity? But don't expect it to get the air time Nixon's list did.

Change is here, like it or not! Just please don't believe them when they say it has popular support.

Friday, August 07, 2009

Serious Threat

I fear that the true purpose of the "Change" our President intends is starting to be revealed. In one sense it is politics as usual and that is no real surprise. The radical tenor of the change and the recanting of political campaign rhetoric after the election are no real surprise.

The bail out of the economy which is in fact rewards for and to campaign supporters will bankrupt our economy. Yet, where is the stimulus and what positive affect has been realized?

The rush for Health Care reform, actually, the installation of a socialized Health Care System, is another unaffordable burden which increased Government involvement in our daily lives and actually in our very continuation of life. If this passes, the Freedom of Choice legislation will be totally unnecessary since the legislation requires federal support for abortion. Managed Health Care is another term for rationing.

Our newly elected Supreme Court Justice is another Liberal who will insert her Living Constitution on us. She had demonstrated via the most recent Supreme Court REVERSAL of her landmark decision the rush to opine based upon beliefs with a total lack of analysis or due consideration of existing case law.

The refusal to consider simple requests for legislation to be published 48 hours before any vote and a request that Congressmen and Senators actually READ the bills before they VOTE on them has been dismissed as IRRESPONSIBLE! Imagine that!

We must remain vigilant. Pray that our Republic survives until after the 2010 election and the populace wakes up and reconsiders the support for a radical Democratic policymakers.

In 2010 VOTE EVERY INCUMBENT OUT regardless of party.

Clean House and start over.