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July 29, 2009
A New Right
John Conyers thinks we should have a new right. He is not talking about a change in his political opposition either. During his speech at a recent National Press Club luncheon, House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers (D-Mich.) said he is introducing a constitutional amendment that would establish health care as "a right" for all Americans.Humans have rights to free speech, self defense, the right to be left alone by government. When exactly did this new right come into being? If it is new then it is not unalienable. And what exactly is the cut off point? Should the government spend $1 billion to give me 1 more week of life? Or is $100 million a more reasonable number? To exercise the right to keep and bear arms you have to buy your own. Will the same be true of medical care? If we have a right to government medical care can I please have a government tank? Or maybe just a couple of mortar tubes, a rifle or three (full auto), and a shot gun for clearing trenches. Did I leave out a pistol? Plus 10,000 rounds of ammunition a year for each so I can keep in practice. And replacements (the most modern) for all the above every 5 years. That way all the militias will be similarly armed. Oh yeah. I want to add some anti-aircraft missiles and anti-tank weapons to the mix as well. Probably 50 of each. You can never get too much practice. Cross Posted at Power and Control posted by Simon on 07.29.09 at 07:50 PM
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Your rights end at my wallet. Veeshir · July 29, 2009 08:36 PM I think that by embedding into the Constitution a "right" to health care, what he really expects to accomplish is the imposition of socialized, single-payer, Canadian style health care by court order of a hard-left judiciary. The legislative process doesn't seem to be producing the result that he desires. Rhodium Heart · July 29, 2009 08:56 PM Bravo for Conyers. I'm against socialized health care, or socialized anything, but amending the Constitution is the only proper way to do it! Good luck getting it through. (This may be just the ticket for Blue Dog Dems wanting an excuse to vote against Obamacare. Defer everything to an amendment which will never pass!) Eric Scheie · July 29, 2009 09:07 PM ...and a right to food, and a right to shelter and a right to decent shoes and... Beth · July 30, 2009 12:16 AM Oh, and when they draft the legislation, Conyers has to read every sentence of it and then explain it to us. Beth · July 30, 2009 12:19 AM This is a dangerous and illogical trend. Defining the fruit of someone else's labor as your right is both immoral and nonsensical. If you need medical care and all the doctors have quit or retired, are your rights being violated? By whom? We might argue society has an obligation to care for the sick, but to define it as a "right" is dangerous nonsense. Talldave · July 30, 2009 01:13 PM Post a comment
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We all must realize that our rights end when we start to tread on someone else.
The premise of medicare (for the individual) is that someone else will pay. This grows government both in size and in control of our individual wealth and well being.
Just try to get medical aid the government does not deem necessary for you, (you can't even buy it).
Where is freedom in that???