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If you're wondering which side of the fence your state representative stands on with health care, no need to look any further. Although the vote wasn't as close as previously predicted, it did come down to a few votes. Republicans voted unanimously against the bill . There were a number of Democrats who defected; a total of 34 Democrats who voted against the health care reform bill.
Who are they?
John Adler NJ-3
Jason Altmire PA-4
Michael Arcuri NY-24
John Barrow GA-12
Marion Berry ARK-1
Dan Boren OK-2
Rick Boucher VA-9
Bobby Bright AL-2
Ben Chandler KY-6
Travis Childers MISS-1
Artur Davis AL-7
Lincoln Davis TN-4
Chet Edwards TX-17
Parker Griffith AL-5
Stephanie Herseth Sandlin SD-1
Tim Holden PA-1
Larry Kissell NC-8
Frank Kratovil MD-1
Daniel Lipinski IL-3
Stephen F. Lynch MA-9
Jim Marshall GA-8
Jim Matheson UT-2
Mike McIntyre NC-7
Michael McMahon NY-13
Charlie Melancon LA-3
Walt Minnick ID-1
Glenn Nye VA-2
Collin Peterson MN-7
Mike Ross AR-4
Heath Shuler NC-11
Ike Skelton MO-4
Zack Space OH-18
John Tanner TN-8
Gene Taylor MS-4
Harry Teague NM-2
I guess these poor souls will be looking to Republicans to vote for them this fall. Good luck with that.
Judging from last night, they'll be in the company of some people who did not heed their teacher's warnings of raising their hands before speaking in class, also known as the Joe Wilson/Kanye West outburst disease. They'll be privy to random, unrelated utterings, like: "Don't ever play in traffic!" or "Get fries with that shake!" Such a self-controlled bunch.
For anyone who has questions about what the bill will actually do, check this out.
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By: Marionette Hicks on 3/22/2010 2:14PM
To those who believe the Federal Government is the supreme law, I say this…
Only a Liberal Nazi or a Conservative Fascist (to be fair) would not know that the Federal Government is not the supreme law of the land. It is the Constitution, which guarantees the protections of the people as the supreme power, not the Government.
The majority rules, if Obama and his fellow Democrats’ have not noticed the polls clearly reflect the Nays nearly have it 3 to 1. The people have spoken, and the Government chooses not to listen. This clearly and irrefutably says one thing; the Government of America has been over thrown. The Government of this nation has always been by the grace of the people’s majority, and these protections are insured by the supreme law of the land, our Constitution and not the courts. No court, not even the almighty Supreme Court has the authority to rewrite the Constitution. The only way for this bill to become law, is by amending the Constitution, then three quarters of the states must ratify that amendment, and that will never happen. If this process is not followed, then lower you’re American Flags to half mask, for our nation has been conquered from with-in.
To force the will of the minority upon the majority is only done in a Fascist system. Here again the supreme law affords the people…not a right, but a duty to remove such an illegal government. We must by mandate of our Constitution, enforce the will of the majority by way of the vote. If this process is hindered in any way, it calls upon us to remove it by the force of arms if all democratic means should fail.
If the latter comes to pass, a whole lot of folks are going to really need health care.
When the nation that claims to champion freedom, imprisons per capita more of its citizens than any other nation in the world, cries first for Judicial Reform, not laws that will allow this Illegal Fascist Government to imprison even more.
Economic / Financial Reform, and most assuredly Political Reform, are needed long before a Trojan Horse called Health Care Reform.
Health care reform began as nothing more than a decoy, to take our attention off of “The FED”, and the issue of big money Wall Street reform.
Of this illegal government I ask…
The majority of those opposing this law being forced upon them, are willing to die for their freedoms, are you as willing to die trying to deny us those freedoms?
The Supreme law in this country is, and always will be the will of the majority, not the will of the Federal Government, not the will of the Democratic or Republican Parties, and most assuredly not the will of the self anointed “Almighty Obama”, our leader…our dictator… Sieg Heil! Sieg Heil! Sieg Heil!!!
Oh my God, what have we done…? May god have mercy on our doomed Nation?
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By: kimmeyson on 3/22/2010 3:37PM
Your arrogance and stupidity are astounding. This country didn't want to go to war with a country that had nothing to do with attacking us on 9/11..yet YOUR govnerment started one anyway without the consent of the people. This contry folllows the Geneva convention when it comes to treatment of POW's... yet YOUR government was using illegal torture without the consent of the people.
This country used to regulate the financial district to prevent fraud and misappropriation of funds by big business..yet YOUR government loosened the regulations of these practices and caused a collapse of the financial sector. And these things have put this country into the worse debt that it has ever been in.
NOW this country is doing some to benefit the actual people who live here by allowing them to have health care and YOU call it facist and anti-American. You compare the government to Hitler, but the last time I checked the Nazi's were killing anyone who wasn't like them and preserving the riches of being a German for themselves.
Maybe you should dust off your swastika and see the real truth.
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By: sally on 3/22/2010 4:33PM
Kimmeyson, I completely agree with you. It was wrong for the government to declare war without consent of the people, wrong for them to use torture without consent of the people, wrong for them to approve loose financial regulations without the consent of the people, wrong for them to mandate socialized healthcare without the consent of the people...oh, wait, that last one was okay, because I like it. This demo stuff is easier to understand than I thought.
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By: iesha on 3/22/2010 5:25PM
we were already treating them just not in the doctors offices but in the emergency rooms which by the way cast 3 to 4 times as much as going to see a doctor you selfish people everyone deserves healthcare thats a right not a freedom. if this had been bush signing this into law nothing would be said this has been on the table for years and we finally got a president who did what he said. all these polls your talking about i didnt do a poll who is actually doing these polls no average people the people i know have spoken and thats why it will be law soon enough
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By: Ellie on 3/23/2010 12:56AM
You are 1000% right Marionette. As for Kimmyson it show's HIS arrogance and ignorance of the facts. You discuss the Constitutionality of what happened and he jumps to the war of Iraq. Does he not know that the Democrats also agreed to the war? What brains do these people have to think that anything is "free". If this law is not repealed in the long run they will find out the truth and it will hurt. As for those who know the truth we will blame them for what will happen to America and maybe they will crawl back under that rock they came out from. Hooray for those that voted NO! And Stupak I could only imagine what scandal they had on him to change his vote and then go against his own amendment. The corruption is unbelieveable & this is not over yet for in the end our Constitution will win, not the Govt who thinks they can control our lives.
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By: coniljw on 1/18/2011 3:07PM
Your comments are so correct. I agree with everything you said and I wish everyone could read your comments as they have inspired me to work hard to keep our Constitution intact and to keep our freedoms to choose.
Yes, the healthcare bill will never pass as it is unconstitutional and 2/3 of the states will NEVER vote for it. At least not yet.
We have a republic IF we can keep it.
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By: hwill2000 on 3/23/2010 2:53AM
@ellie
kimmeyson was absolutely correct. the people of this country made their wants known by electing a house of representatives, senate and president to do what they promised throughout the campaign.
our constitution was torn by Bush("it's just a piece of paper) and his cronies. the ignorant, like yourself, are too blinded by your own stupidity to see that.
majority rules is the law of the land and that is the basis of our constitution.when you wake up from your delusion maybe you will understand something.
it's no different than when medicare or the civil rights act were enacted. the ignorant republicans were kicking and screaming about them as well.
stupid is as stupid does and you must do a lot.
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By: Dwight Green on 3/23/2010 2:35PM
I would read the rest of your message but I had to stop when You said the polls say the American people don't want the bill. This country and it's constitution is not based on polls. For the same reason lie dectector test are not admissable in court, polls are subjective. Subject to the way the questions are posed. Lately all you hear from obstructionist is how the American people don't want this. Which American people? The minority that lost the presidency and the House and the Senate? How dare you say you speak for the American people. What about the forty million Without health care? you speak for them? What about the people who die because of a lack of health care? You speak for them? How did the Minority become the Majority since an election that clearly made them the minority? Polls can't negate common sense, no matter how they distort the Questions the reality will always rule out.
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By: rasil on 3/23/2010 8:54PM
"May god have mercy on our doomed nation." Certainly your god is manipulating you like one manipulates a dish rag and when finished manipulating, your god throws you to the floor like a dish rag. Unlike the God I serve, He will have mercy on those whom He has mercy. You are to be pitied but keep on worshipping your god:( You are very confused and very ignorant.
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By: Jon Colson on 3/24/2010 9:44PM
Kimmyson...you talk like you are in America, but then keep referring to "YOUR" government. If I read your rant correctly, you are an American and the "YOUR" government you are referring to is the republican party. Well, you are so far off base that it is laughable. First, when we went into Iraq, support for the war was around 62%, so the American public was supporting it. Second, enemy combatants are not POWs. And we were NOT torturing them. Just because you think that waterboarding is torture does not make it so. I actually heard liberals saying that making them eat the MRE's that our military eats in the field all of the time would be torture. WATERBOARDING IS NOT TORTURE! Also, the deregulation of the mortgage industry was YOUR DEMOCRATS. Carter started it and Clinton expanded it....and the republicans tried to halt it in 2003 and the DEMS BLOCKED THEM!!!!! Now health care was passed AGAINST the will of the people with almost 2/3 opposing it. You are so far off base that it would be laughable if there were not so many as ignorant as you.
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