The American Spectator

p> BITTER MEDICINE br> Re: Andrew Cline’s Hard to Swallow : /p>

OK, let’s break this down into bite-sized chunks.

First, the fact that a Quinnipiac University poll found that 64 percent of Americans agreed with the statement that “It’s the government’s responsibility to make sure everyone in the United States has adequate health care” really means that 64 percent of Americans have not read the U.S. Constitution lately.

Federal government involvement in health care violates the law of the land on so many different levels that it is absurd to think our citizenry will allow the libs to get away with this latest proposal.

Second, HillaryCare Ver2.0 mandates that everyone purchase health insurance. That government power is listed nowhere in Article 1, Section 8, nor does it comply with the fourth, fifth, tenth, or fourteenth Amendments.

Third, HillaryCare Ver2.0 requires proof of health insurance before attaining employment. Think about that for a minute. If you are in a position to self-insure, or if you and your family have made the deliberate choice not to purchase health insurance due to excellent health or for any other reason, who’s the government to say otherwise.

p>Lastly, there is a significant difference between the concept of “health insurance” and “health care,” the biggest being that no American can be denied access to health care. Yup, it’s a government statute that requires everyone to be seen in an emergency room, even if one cannot pay for it. And because of that statute, health care is already government-run to some degree, regardless that Hillary says “not so.” br> — Owen H. Carneal, Jr. br> Yorktown, Virginia