Ben Stein’s Take on ObamaCare, Democrats, & US Constitution: “Corned Beef Hash of Vague Promises”
Posted By Vicki McClure Davidson on March 23, 2010
The always excellent Ben Stein expressed these thoughts following the Democrats ramrodding of the House’s passage of ObamaCare.
From Ben Stein, American Spectator, My Thoughts on Watching the Dems Stab the Constitution on the Congressional Floor:
1. This is a “bill” that is clearly not really a Constitutionally allowable legislative entity, eligible for signature into law. For it to be that, it would need to be identically passed in both houses. It was not. It was passed as a corned beef hash of vague promises in the Senate. Then a vote was taken in the House to eventually pass the same bill but with a few changes and a further vague promise to reconcile both versions. This is not how the Constitution defines a bill en route to becoming a law. This is just a demand by President Obama to submit to his authority, which the Democrats meekly passed. This is not Constitutional.
2. The slovenly laziness of the Majority to not even read the vague bits of the bill floating around is further evidence of contempt for law and the Constitution.
3. This is not how the U.S. government is supposed to work. This is how a South American junta does its work with a puppet legislature and a supreme Caudillo above law. This is, tragically, Barack Obama’s America. It took a mere 14 months to get us from the government of Jefferson to the government of Trujillo.
4. The supine cowardice of the mainstream media here is almost beyond imagining. To fail to even notice the attack on the Constitution going on here is stunning and discouraging in the extreme.
5. For those of us who still believe in the Constitution, I offer the words of the great civil rights anthem, “We shall overcome, ” and “We are not afraid.” In that spirit, we continue the fight for the return to Constitutional government. Loyal to the nation and the Constitution, but most certainly opposed to the subversion or either.
As Churchill said, “In war, resolution. In defeat, defiance.” And this is a war for Constitutional government. A war of words, to be sure, but a war we must win.
6. One more thought. If Mr. Obama’s goal really is to protect life and health, the surest way to do that would be a right to life amendment to the Constitution. May we expect that proposal from Mr. Obama soon?
New website: Fire the 219. Rep. Bart Stupak heads the list.
Related:
Ace of Spades HQ: Stupak Did Not Cave, Because In Order To Cave You Have To Have Principles In The First Place
Frugal Café Blog Zone: Pro-Life Judas: Bart Stupak’s Betrayal for a Few Pieces of Silver to Vote “Yes” on Abortion and ObamaCare… What Price Trust & Honor, Bart? (video) and Dems Ignore American Majority: ObamaCare Rammed Through in the House, 219-212… No Republicans Voted for Socialized Medicine
HillBuzz: Your mission is to drive every Leftist from power, to defund the DNC, and to repeal what was done yesterday.
The Powers That Be, D-Day for the Constitution: Dems Say They Have the Votes; Update — Stupak a Sucker
Ed Driscoll, Pajamas Media: Happy Dependence Day!
Legal Insurrection: Pep Talk
Patterico’s Pontifications: “Have You Read the Bill? . . . Hell No You Haven’t!” and Will Illegals Have to Buy That Mandatory Health Insurance? Will They Be Fined If When They Don’t? and Stupak’s Opponent Now Numbering Over 10,000 on Facebook and Senate Bill Passed by House
Gateway Pundit: NY Times Praises Marxist Redistribution of Wealth in Obamacare and Indiana Dem Senatorial Candidate Down 18 Points After Voting For Obamacare: and Planned Parenthood Praises House Vote on Obamacare & Stupak’s Stupidity and All Shook Up… Bart Stupak Partied Down With Fellow Dem Reps After Pro-Abortion Obamacare Vote and Useful Idiot Geraldo Rivera Is Giddy After Dems Vote to Nationalize Health Care (Video) and HOUSE DEMS RAM THROUGH OBAMACARE 219-212 …Dems Applaud Stupak!
Flopping Aces: ObamaCare Passes But All Is Not Lost and Gear Up for Repeal!
Mcnorman’s Weblog: Flashback: Obama’s Promise on Using Executive Power to Change Laws
Caffeinated Thoughts: The Stupak Charade
No Sheeples Here: Stupak Covered In Shame
Sister Toldjah: Time to shame some House Dems, Senator Tom Coburn
The Conservative Pup: Did You Hear That?
Radio Vice Online: Media buries the real math of health care reform
Charging Elephant: RNC Chairman has Declared War on Nancy Pelosi
Paul A. Rahe, Big Government: Hope and Change: Had Enough?
Diary of a Mad Conservative: Send Stupak 30 pieces of silver – What a message! and < How a bill becomes law – nothing like Schoolhouse Rock
Voting Female: FOX’s Leftist, Shepard Smith, attacks Michael Steele and Conservatives and Legislate by death threats; Democrat Party of Broken Kneecaps
The Garnet Spy: God Bless Ben Stein
Michelle Malkin: The gloater-in-chief: “Another stone laid in the foundation of the American dream;” Pelosi jokes: “No money exchanged hands (laughter);” Slaughter: “There is nothing now that we can’t tackle” and Attorneys general launch lawsuit backlash against Demcare
Doug Bandow, American Spectator: Now We Can Blame Government for the Health Care Mess
Another Black Conservative: ObamaCare aftermath: Let the lawsuits begin
Ztower: Wanted: Honest, hardworking citizen to fill open seat in the House of Reprehensibles.
Nice Deb: Obama To Take Victory Lap To Iowa and Heritage Foundation President Calls Actions Taken By Dems Leading To Obamacare Cram-down, “Intolerable Acts”
The Daley Gator: ObamaCare, the Day After link-a-round
GayPatriot: Obamacare passed, now, AP says, Obama Must Sell it, Huh? and “Grinding Liberty” or “Making Sausage” and How many Democrats lost their jobs last night?
Motor City Times: Americas Worst Governor, Jennifer Granholm, Applauds The Government Takeover Of Health Care and Silver Lining In The ObamaCare Mess
Quin Hillyer, American Spectator: Stupak’s Betrayal Merits Fierce Revenge
LifeNews: Pro-Life Women’s Group Strips Bart Stupak of Pro-Life Award After Abortion Deal
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God Bless Ben Stein, always low key, always solid logic.