Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi and President Obama are very concerned about the far right wing loons who have been intimidating innocent Democratic Party congresscritters by going to the town hall meetings and complaining. Some of these evil protesters are even carrying signs protesting the government takeover of healthcare that the Democrats are trying to do.
This blogger has done a patriotic job of labelling the sorts of wicked right wingers who have been protesting:
http://thedanashow.wordpress.com/2009/08/06/meet-the-mob/
I know it's very annoying when the filthy peasants appear outside the door of the manor house whining about things; but as a helpful reminder to Speaker Pelosi I've quoted the First Amendment to the Constitution below:
"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the Government for a redress of grievances."
Sully's Side
- Sully
- Collegeville, PA, United States
- Born in Norristown, Pa. to loving parents with whom I stayed close until they passed away. Went to Catholic schools back when we learned the state abbreviations and other things in fear of the rod. Studied some and partied a lot at Illinois Tech courtesy of the U.S. Navy and then went off to 'see His wonders in the deep' for four years in return. Married longer ago than seems possible to a wonderful wife. Fell into and mastered a reasonably lucrative white collar craft. Raised a great son who's now self sufficient. Have been lucky to be able to stay close to my brothers, sister, aunts, uncles and many cousins. Have almost always been able to find interesting and productive work when I've needed or wanted it. Have read more books and been to more places than I could ever have imagined as a gawky kid in the 1950's. Still going reasonably strong long past the millenium which seemed an impossibly far away date back when I was in 'the season of the rising sap'.
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Hey pop... i started reading sections of the H of R Healthcare bill and i'll paraphrase the reason that you can't keep your existing coverage for very long, the whole bill can be found here:
http://docs.house.gov/edlabor/AAHCA-BillText-071409.pdf
Sec. 101 - you can keep your existing health plan provided that the insurance company does not alter it in any of several ways, if the insurance company chooses to alter the plan, they must also make it comply with the entire bill
Sec. 111-122 guidlines which private plans must follow to comply with the bill, to be "qualified plans"
Sec. 401 tax to be paid by people who don't have a qualifed plan
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