Tonight the Utah Fox news affiliate profiled the man who is hoping to replace Orin Hatch in the U.S. Senate. Dan Liljenquist, served in the Utah legislature and was the leader in the successful weakening of Medicaid coverage, he pushed for the cap on Medicaid spending. He believes that giving affordable health insurance to people is against the constitution. I really don't need to go on, it's the same tired story re told here in Utah. What I want to do is ask a few questions of this new Republican party. I am very confused by the mixed messages they send out.
For Republicans like Dan L the government has no place helping its people with anything other than military power. In the constitution it states that the government has been given non specific powers to see to the "general welfare" of the people. This leads me to question #1 Do you really think that former presidents presided over a nation whose poor were well taken care of by charities?
Our social programs came about because of a great need, that need is even greater today because of a capitalist system that has gone out of control. Employees wages are not increasing, yet cost of living is.
#2 If we turn everything over to charity, will they be able to refuse services to people?
This seems like a direct violation of civil rights.
#3 If our nation is built on Christian principles, and Christ gave to the poor than why the f**k are you so opposed to socialized medicine?
See the United States is the only industrialized nation that does not invest in the health of its people. Why? because the party of God and family thinks that it is wrong to do so.
Dan L is hoping to replace Orin Hatch, a man who created a state run insurance program, which is good, but who opposes letting Medicaid patients choose their treatment options, which is bad.
I really don't know what to hope for in this election. Do I hope Dan wins because he will have little power in the Senate, or do I root for Orin and bank on him being reasonable once he is re elected?
Sunday, June 17, 2012
Deportation reform
For those of us who support Obama it has been a tough couple of years. We have watched him act the gentleman in the face of Republican childish obstinacy. We have felt frustration at Obama's reluctance to use the power granted him to combat stalemates in Congress. Well the wait is over, earlier this week Obama got his balls back.
For years now America has said that government needs to enact immigration reform, Congress has stalled on the Dream Act which has a strong level of support from Americans. So Obama used the DHS, that's the Department of Homeland Security, to alter how they prioritize deportations. This in effect enacted part of the dream act, the part that is most popular with America, the part that says children who know no other country will not be deported based on the crimes of their parents. For Obama supporters this is a big deal, but it is a bigger deal for the cause of humanity. What the head of homeland security, and the president have said is that children who we can easily find; because they are working, going to school, or have served in the military, should not be thrown out of the only home they have known. Instead the deportations will focus on people who add to the problems of this country, those who have committed crimes.
Now Republicans are all up in arms about this "amnesty", they are saying that allowing people who came here illegally to apply for work visas is wrong. They say it is rewarding bad behavior. Well considering that the bad behavior was not that of the infant in arms their argument, predictably, is nonsense.
This is a proud moment for human decency, thank you Mr. President.
For years now America has said that government needs to enact immigration reform, Congress has stalled on the Dream Act which has a strong level of support from Americans. So Obama used the DHS, that's the Department of Homeland Security, to alter how they prioritize deportations. This in effect enacted part of the dream act, the part that is most popular with America, the part that says children who know no other country will not be deported based on the crimes of their parents. For Obama supporters this is a big deal, but it is a bigger deal for the cause of humanity. What the head of homeland security, and the president have said is that children who we can easily find; because they are working, going to school, or have served in the military, should not be thrown out of the only home they have known. Instead the deportations will focus on people who add to the problems of this country, those who have committed crimes.
Now Republicans are all up in arms about this "amnesty", they are saying that allowing people who came here illegally to apply for work visas is wrong. They say it is rewarding bad behavior. Well considering that the bad behavior was not that of the infant in arms their argument, predictably, is nonsense.
This is a proud moment for human decency, thank you Mr. President.
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