Perspective on Healthcare

It’s taken days for me to pause. Reflect.

I have cried.  I admit it.

I’ve cried because I believe my children should not be mandated to pay for the degradation of our very delivery system of care for the sick and infirm.  Yes, I meant to write it just like that.  They will pay, as working adults, for our system to slow delivery, becoming  impacted like a rotten tooth by those who are not incentivized to care for themselves.

I have a twitter friend from Canada.  She’s been interested in the conversation to her South.  I’m not exactly certain why but she has extended her hand to me to commiserate about what she believes is the triumph of her country,  health care.  I’ve enjoyed our talks.  Just after the vote, she sent me this message:

I know you are feeling hurt, but hopeful.  As a fellow mom, I can tell you,  we cherish our health care system. My best to you.

It made me think about how we played this game.  I remember the many months uncovering the inadequacies in Canada, Britain.  They pointed out ours.  The debate went back and forth.  The allegations never stuck on either side.  At least not from the perspective of the opposing pundit.

We can’t fight this way.  We have to fight from our unique perspective.  We are Americans.  Our methods are inherently unique, and most likely apart from the solutions which may fit for other cultures.  We have our own Republic, an experiment so deeply embedded in our framework that we must act against the grain of any other industrialized or modernized society.  We need not compare ourselves.  We should not compare ourselves.

We need to point out that our fabric was woven by skilled masters.  Americans must stake a new-founded interest in the experiment.  Without their renewed interest, I am afraid our unique qualities are slowly being squandered at the ballot box to those that would snatch prideful power from their uninformed grasp.

But there is hope…

First, our elected fought hard.  And they were brilliant.  Check out this map for some of the highlighted speeches:

The folks over at the GOP.gov blog put together a great tool for seeing the best speeches:
View The Best of Health Care Floor Debates in a larger map

Though Obama is regarded as a brilliant Constitutional scholar, I believe he has it wrong.

And so do many of the states who have already asserted their rights.

And so do many State Attorney Generals who have filed suit.

And so does the ACLJ (American Center for Law and Justice.)

If you care about precedence: which is quite simply, once a ground-breaking law is introduced and stands without being struck down by existing law or Constitutional challenge, it will become a pervasive part of society.  In short, the Government will be able to look to this law-sucking freedom-debilitating bill and use it against you to encroach on your life.  So, again, if you care… do something!

Write your paper.

Vet your local candidates.

Get involved in a campaign.

Give a little cash.

And by Lord, tell at least one person a week that being political is essential to life.  Make them see that we are reaping what we sow.  Our babies deserve a better electorate.  Without it, they will be left with a tattered America, one that will not be uniquely liberty-loving.

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   Shannon says:

   April 1, 2010 at 3:28 pm

   Wow. I agree with you 100% and I’m so glad I found you (via your comment on Mrs. Flinger’s blog).

   And? Your About page is awesomeness. I’m off to read more of your blog.