Posted by
Diocuore on Friday, November 06, 2009 3:43:01 PM
''The noise in the land that one hears in opposition to totalitarian health care is a welcome sound. Maybe the people finally are awakening. Perhaps they have seen the face of rationed care in the brutal, cruel, and prolonged death of Terri Schiavo. And perhaps they understand all too well for whom the Obamacare bell tolls.'' With the push for totalitar
ian health care by the Democratic leadership in the Congress, a question is begged: Whatever happened to Democrat calls for staying out of personal health-care decisions?
Do you remember how Democrats, in 2005, excoriated pro-life supporters for involving themselves in personal, private, family decisions during the battle for Terri Schiavo's right to live?
If you do not recall, allow me to refresh your memory:
March 20, 2005 – Washington, D.C. – House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi released the following statement on Congressional involvement in the Terri Schiavo case:
"The case of Terri Schiavo is a sad and tragic situation. Congressional leaders have no business substituting their judgment for that of multiple state courts that have extensively considered the issues in this intensely personal family matter. The actions of the majority in attempting to pass constitutionally dubious legislation are highly irregular and an improper use of legislative authority.
"Michael Schiavo is faced with a devastating decision, but, having been through the proper legal process, the decision for his wife's care belongs to him and to God.
"This rush to exploit a personal tragedy is not fair to those involved and will not create good policy."
Pelosi statement on Terri Schiavo case [Emphasis added]
Moreover, WND columnist Nat Hentoff, in "Barack Obama vs. Terri Schiavo," covered then-Sen. and presidential candidate Obama's regret for his vote in the Terri Schiavo case:
When moderator Tim Russert asked Hillary Clinton and Obama if "there are any words or votes that you'd like to take back ... in your careers in public service," Obama answered that in his first year in the Senate, he joined an agreement "that allowed Congress to interject itself (in the Schiavo case) into the decision-making process of the families."
Obama added: "I think that was a mistake, and I think the American people understood that was a mistake. And as a constitutional law professor, I knew better." [Emphasis added]
Well, isn't inserting government into nearly every health-care decision in America exactly what Obamacare would do now? Why is it all right to violate the sanctity of family decision-making now, when, in the Democrats' eyes, it wasn't in Terri Schiavo's case? http://www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=115160