By Cynthia Smith | Published Sunday, September 6, 2009
I wanted to provide some balance to Seth Foster's slam of those that oppose the current health care bill, HR 3200. This article was entitled, "Read the proposed bill yourself."
Mr. Foster encourages everyone to read the bill, and he is absolutely right. If people can't get through the more than 1,000 pages of legal jargon, most political analysts notate the page numbers. Foster is also accurate that the only bill that is officially on the table is the House of Representatives Bill, HR 3200.
Seth's assessment of the town hall debates was almost accurate. There is a lot of mudslinging and outrage that oftentimes is disrespectful, and many need to take a breath and utilize logic before making statements on both sides.
Sadly, that is all of the accuracy that could be located in this article. Foster fell to the same folly as his fear-filled leaders by calling the concerned citizens at these town hall meetings, "the same old faces . . . clowns performing the same routines." I am one of those "clowns" so I find this highly insulting and based on ignorance. I am only a citizen standing up for the freedom that this country was founded on, and how dare Foster and his liberal gang even attempt to call myself and other passionate Americans anything but Americans?
Thus far, I have attended four separate House of Representative's town halls, and they were mixed with passionate people from both sides of the argument. Unlike many of the liberal representatives, the Republicans I have gone to support have encouraged rhetoric from supporters of the heinous bill and denounced any contempt for the differing views. Barney Frank, Nancy Pelosi, Arlen Specter and anyone that would disrespect their constituents could learn a lot from the Republicans holding town hall meetings. Since when did we become the servants and those listed above become "the people?"
Seth made the statement that opponents of the bill were claiming that the 45.7 million uninsured are "composed of illegal aliens" and although that might have been misstated by someone, I have never heard that from any reputable person. He actually repeated exactly what I have heard and reported multiple times and that is the 45.7 million uninsured in this country include illegal immigrants, or aliens as he referred to them.
Another misstep by Mr. Foster is that the bill cannot cover anyone that is not "lawfully present" in the United States. What he either neglected to tell you, or he doesn't know, is that the amendment to require identification upon signing up for the health care bill was voted down by his fear-filled leaders. As long as no identification is required, then the bill will cover anyone that can claim to be here legally.
