Originally Posted by
MasterKiller
I don't really approve of the way it's being passed, but Republicans have basically just decided to stonewall anything Obama does in an attempt to get more votes in the upcoming elections. They don't want a debate because they have no alternatives to debate about. I also don't approve of the idea of Americans being punished for NOT carrying insurance. Seems like a money grab from the lobbyists ala car insurance and mandatory seatbelt and helmet laws.
That's what politics are. They may be the minority Party in Congress, but that doesn't mean they should just STFU and get out of the way. This country is set up to avoid steamrolling bills into law.
If this bill is so good and on the up-and-up, why are Senators being bribed, locked door meetings among one Party (despite Obama's promise of bipartisanship and open Government ), and threats of shenanigans instead of an up-and-down vote? Answer that.
When given the choice between big business and big government, choose big business. Big business never threw millions of people into gas chambers, but big government did.
"It does not take a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men" -Samuel Adams