Today Christopher Shays, Republican candidate for United States Senate released this statement in response to the Supreme Court’s decision on Obamacare.
"The Supreme Court's decision to uphold the constitutionality of the individual healthcare mandate just reaffirms the need to send someone to the United States Senate who has the ability to repeal this destructive law. Obamacare is one of the worst government infringements on our individual liberties and personal freedoms in my generation. This was a power grab of the U.S. health care system by Chris Murphy, a Democratic Congress and the Obama Administration.
The Supreme Court ruled that the President’s healthcare plan is constitutional based on the fact that the individual mandate is a tax, in spite of the fact that the Democrat-controlled Congress and the Administration repeatedly insisted it was not a tax. This hypocrisy is why Americans have a right to be fed up with Washington.
Obamacare is increasing health insurance premiums, reducing patient choice, threatening the quality of care, and impeding medical progress. On top of that, six years of Obamacare ‘benefits’ are paid for with ten years of taxes.
Obamacare takes $500 billion away from Medicare, a vital program for our senior citizens that was already heading for insolvency, and uses it for other purposes.
Now more than ever we need experienced leaders who can navigate the process so that we can repeal the President’s so-called “Affordable Healthcare Act.”
The federal government does have a role in healthcare, such as Medicare, Medicaid, community-based healthcare programs, and providing healthcare to veterans, and active military. But a federal mandate was always the wrong approach. We need a patient/doctor approach that promotes both quality care and cost savings and allows citizens within each state to determine the kind of healthcare programs they want. The right direction for healthcare reform includes tort reform, healthcare pooling and purchase across state lines.
If I’m elected to the United States Senate I am determined to repeal Obamacare, and I have the experience and knowledge to do it.”
Spend tax dollars on a medically necessary abortion is OK with me. When a woman chooses to have an abortion simply because she does not want the child then she should have to pay for it, not everyone else
This ruling does not mean the act is a good thing.
If he had any integrity he would come out and nix the mandate on the grounds that it is a fine, as he has insisted, and not a tax.
Campaign promises made by Obama: Obama promised to prevent drug companies from blocking generic drugs… Broken Obama promised he would shutdown Guantanamo Bay… Broken Obama promised not to raise any taxes… Broken Obama promised to enact cap-and-trade to reduce carbon in the atmosphere… Broken Obama promised to restrict the influence of lobbyists… Broken Obama promised to let the Bush-tax cuts for the wealthiest Americans expire… Broken Obama promised to make employers automatically enroll employees in 401(k) and IRA investments… Broken Obama promised to reform our immigration laws… Broken Obama promised No Super PACs…Broken Obama promised a Robust and Balanced Program of Space Exploration and Scientific Discovery… Broken Obama Guaranteed that employees get at least 7 paid sick days per year… Broken Read on.
A critical document from President Barack Obama's free trade negotiations with eight Pacific nations reveals that the administration intends to bestow radical new political powers upon multinational corporations, contradicting prior promises. Under the agreement currently being advocated by the Obama administration, American corporations would continue to be subject to domestic laws and regulations on the environment, banking and other issues. But foreign corporations operating within the U.S. would be permitted to appeal key American legal or regulatory rulings to an international tribunal. That international tribunal would be granted the power to overrule American law and impose trade sanctions on the United States for failing to abide by its rulings. That's nice.
I've heard news reports that Ryan maintains that drastically cutting social welfare programs is in line with the teachings of the Catholic Church. Those reports can't be true. No one would make such a foolish remark.
Passed the Lilly Ledbetter Act Passed a massive stimulus that basically saved the economy. He saved the auto industry He is a moral and decent man and has remained calm and positive in spite of the tremendous hate the Republicans have spattered towards him He has shown the ability to return America to it's position of prominence on the world stage since taking office. After the Republicans shattered the image of America, Obama had to appologize to the world for the incompetence and arrogance of the previous administration He was awarded the nobel peace prize for showing such humility and wisdom. You know Joel, it isn't Obamas fault you're life is messed up. It is your fault.
Killed Osama? No, he authorized the SEAL mission Passed massive stimulus that saved the economy? Sorta, he continued a stimulus plan that started in the Bush administration ( ie. he followed the Bush administration lead) Saved the auto industry? If companies had been allowed to fail someone else would have stepped in and picked up the pieces. Moral and Decent? Matter of opinion. In mine he has no integrity Apologies to the world? Again matter of opinion. I think he made the U.S. look weak by his apologies which I believe showed he does not believe in our country Nobel piece prize? It was given for his ideas not anything he did. Undeserved in my opinion. Maria, It was not Bush's lie either. It was the intelligence community who insisted there were WMD's. Bush acted on this information
The "S" is for "Shift attention away from their hugely unpopular legislative blunders. [The "I"] They’re Ignoring the fact that their economic policies and programs are not working. And they’re Name-calling their critics to try to minimize their anticipated losses in the November elections." http://www.wnd.com/2010/09/202817/ Maria has the first two: "Shift the subject" and "Ignore the Facts" mastered, although she usually tries to restrain herself on the "Name-calling" of those with opposing views in direct ways--ad hominem attacks. But she does often proclaim her views to be superior and more compassionate, when the exact opposite is true!
** The CBO has admitted that some 77 % of the COSTS in higher premiums, penalties and the NEW and HIGHER TAXES of OBAMATAX will be born by those with incomes below $125,000! Maria's posts have become very tiresome, redundant and rebarbative to those of us who care about facts and TRUTH rather than hopeful opinions from those who worship at the altars of BIG government!
He made a decision - one that would honestly not have significant repercussions. For him at least. The most he had to worry about is an angry Pakistan. Big deal, Even a foreign policy amateur would know that Pakistan would rather not alienate the United States - the last thing they want is the US to forge stronger ties with India. The plus side - he can claim a win. If bin Laden was not there, we probably never would have heard of the operation. So what exactly was the downside for Mr. Obama? There was none.