The logic of this argument, on the surface, is noble and sound. It is, however, after viewing it through the lens constitutionality and what is considered to be historically “American”, nothing more than an avenue for CONTROL. What is required is the proper context in which to debate this issue, the correct framework…not the deceptive framework…from which to view what is actually being asked of the citizens of this great nation to accept and undertake.
At the core of the Left’s Health Control Proposal is nationalized health care, this fact is inarguable and has been the case from day one. The Left refuses to entertain suggestions and hear dissenting viewpoints that are not amenable to the foundation of their plan: Central planning and control of health care. While dissecting and bringing to light the individual points of the Health Control Proposal are valid endeavors, the foundation upon which they are derived does not begin to approach an American ideal.
The history of federal government actions put forth espousing the argument of “our own good” tells us the current central-planning philosophy regime intends an even greater level of control than they are publicly acknowledging. A cursory examination of past programs and policies tells us this Health Control Proposal is intended to exact a level of control over the lives and decisions of American citizens never before dreamed of in American society.
The Social Security System is unsustainable and will be proved a failure. Medicare and Medicaid have been expanded to such a degree that they are approaching unsustainable status. The U.S. Department of Education, despite throwing more and more money into a central-planning styled system of education, constantly receives a failing grade when educating the youth of America. The U.S. Department of Energy, instituted under the pretense of ending America’s dependence on foreign oil, does virtually nothing to seriously address this issue. The U.S. House recently passed the now infamous Cap and Trade legislation that will, if allowed to become law, seriously hamper and permanently harm American business and stifle American ingenuity. Examples of federal government controlled programs and their abject failures to address the issues at hand are mind-boggling.
To allow federal government intervention into the Rights of individuals based on the “for their own good” argument goes against the grain of the intents and purpose of the Founding principles. The American people have been warned time and again, these arguments only serve to bolster the intolerant nature and intrusive capabilities of government itself. By refusing to accept the Health Control Proposal for what it is, a centrally-planned government bureaucracy with the tools to control every facet of the most important aspect of an individuals well-being (as defined by that bureaucracy), we risk losing site of an integral part of the American character.
By surrendering control of OUR health care to an entity with, at best, a dubious track record, we surrender a better part of what it means to be “America” itself. America is not a place where government controls the people. We are what we are because of the Founding principles our fore-fathers set in place and the generations of great Americans after them struggled to keep. Every single step of the way was met with opposition and political battles ensued to maintain the integrity of this American experiment in self-government. Today’s battle against the Health Control Proposal is slightly different, the stakes are much higher.
Similar to the Left’s repeated attempts, some with a great deal of success, at Gun Control, State Control, Tax Control, Banking Control, Wage Control, Industrial Control, Personal Privacy Control, Education Control, Retirement Control, Energy Control, Housing Control and even their recent testing of the waters concerning Speech Control (
flag@whitehouse.gov), the Health Control Proposal is a tool designed for one thing and one thing only; CONTROL.
At stake is history’s judgment of our success as a viable form of governance. At stake are the ideals, values, and principles that put America on the pinnacle of history’s greatest achievements. To cede control of OUR health care is nothing more than the abandonment of control of our lives, our personal decisions, and the lives of generations that follow to the control of a central-planning entity. Gone are free will and the guarantee of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. We, the people will have failed.
Howard W. Houchen——
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Howard W. Houchen is a proud Oklahoman, a Reagan Conservative and Constitutionalist. He is a small businessman and graduate of University of Oklahoma with a degree in Political Science and a Masters degree in National Security Studies from American Military University.
