I (like many) have been watching with growing apprehension the health
care takeover that is brewing in Washington. I think the
thing that scared me the most was when it came out that it was 1100
pages… and that the guys voting on it were rushing so fast they
hadn’t even read it!
That’s like a preacher preaching without using the word of
God. Today a lot of people preach that way… but it isn’t very
bright.
Like you, I have seen a mountain of internet scare stories floating
around regarding this bill. Those things often bring reproach on thoughtful
people. When we forward things we need to be sure they are valid.
For that reason, among others, I rarely forward articles, but this is
an exception. This article that comes with the text from the bill.
He says he has read it…. All of it. I certainly haven’t! This
article is a Christian’s reaction to this bill, so please read and
consider this article in the light of Washington’s turmoil.
Here is a link to the bill everyone is fussing over if you wish to read
all 1100 pages of it! There is an opinion poll beside it…. Only 14% of the people that
read this were in favor of it. You can participate in the poll beside
this bill if you wish.
When you are through reading this article… you can take a one question poll on Obama’s economics performance also if you wish. . (After you vote, you will see a second page that shows the running opinion totals)
Let me be clear, I have not fully read this bill… I tried to and
could not make heads or tails out of the silly thing. It keeps on
referring to this section or that. It will take a specialist to
implement.
This Christian has read it, and he provides the text from the bill he is commenting on.
Then, I have provided you a link above to the entire bill so you can
cross reference his quote, and comments to form your own informed opinion if
you wish.
One other
sidelight. I have added/expanded and updated my online library. If
you wish a one stop online Bible library… I have provided you with
one. You will
find a good collection of Bible dictionaries/encyclopedia. You’ll also
find a good collection of commentaries, and historical works. It is the
study library that I use.
Enjoy!
Jerry Blount
I Read The Bill
by Tom Wacaster
I have
listened with great interest and concern to the “pros” and
“cons” of the impending health bill that has been drawn up by the
House of Representatives. Few, if any, of our representatives have
actually read the bill in its entirety. In contrast a growing
number of concerned citizens have taken the time to download and examine this
piece of legislation in detail. I downloaded HR3200, and have spent a
total of slightly more than ten hours reading the bill, page by page, and line
by line. I can confidently say that I have read the bill. Having said that, there are some
observations I want to make relative to a “political coup” that is
presently underway in the very halls of our Congress.
Before
addressing what is actually IN the bill, I want to address a mistake that many
are making relative to an honest, but mislead attempt to discredit this
bill. The internet is a source of much
“misinformation.” I have received emails saying that the bill
will demand abortion if a family has more than two children and the wife
becomes pregnant – a scenario similar to China’s
forced abortion laws. Another email has stated that this bill
includes a provision whereby teen age girls will be injected with some kind of
a sterility pill and removed later in adult life only when she agrees to the
government’s law concerning birth, child rearing, etc. I have read
of no such provisions in HR3200. All such emails that misrepresent
HR3200 only make our attempt to discredit this bill look foolish, and makes
honest and concerned individuals appear to be ill-informed at best, and
radicals at worst. There is enough in this bill to discredit it
based on its own “merits” (I use that word to refer to provisions
within the bill that make it a horrible piece of legislation).
One
more note and then I’ll share with you just two or three reasons why
every child of God, and citizen of these United States should
do all within their power to defeat this bill, and anything like
it. I think it important to make a distinction between what this
Bill SAYS and what it implies; or in other words, what the Bill states in so
many words vs. the authority within those words to enact provisions that are
contrary to the very foundation of this country, and which would place in
position the means by which the Government could run roughshod over the
principles and precepts contained in God’s word. If
this were purely a health bill, addressing a reform of our health system, I
would never have taken the time to read it in such detail. But in my
estimation it is a coordinated effort to infringe upon our God-given rights and
responsibilities. Consider if you will the following.
First,
there is the issue of respect for life, whether at conception, or in the
closing days of one’s life. I am speaking of abortion and
euthanasia. Keep in mind that what is “implied” in this
Bill is just as important as what the Bill specifically says. On
page 230, Lines 8-19 the Bill states:
IN
GENERAL.—The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall analyze
payments for non-therapy ancillary services under a future skilled nursing
facility classification system to ensure the accuracy of payment for
non-therapy ancillary services. Such analysis shall consider use of appropriate
indicators which may include age, physical and mental status, ability to
perform activities of daily living, prior nursing home stay, broad RUG
category, and a proxy for length of stay.
The
language gives the Government of the United States the authority to determine whether payment
should be made to extend the life of someone who may have reached a
predetermined age, physical state, or mental status that the Government deems
too costly for treatment. While the Bill does NOT say that anyone past a
certain age will NOT be given adequate treatment, it implies it in this provision in the
Bill. Once this provision becomes a part of law, it is only a matter of time for
the next small incremental step to be taken whereby the Government decides who
shall live, or who shall die.
The
other end of the life cycle is also under attack in this Bill.
There are two provisions in this Bill that should concern every God-fearing
citizen of our country. The first has to do with the Government’s
authority to regulate pregnancies. Page 767, Lines 21-24, and continued
on page 768, lines 1-5 read as follows:
The
term ‘nurse home visitation services’ means home visits by trained
nurses to families with a first-time pregnant woman, or a child (under 2 years
of age) who is eligible for medical assistance under this title…to the
extent determined by the Secretary based upon evidence, that such services are
effective in one or more of the following: ‘‘(1) Improving maternal
or child health and pregnancy outcomes or increasing birth intervals between
pregnancies.”
This
provision grants the Government “as determined by the Secretary”
the power to come into your home and evaluate the means by which they might
improve the maternal or child health, with specific reference to the
“outcomes” (note the plural language here) and/or intervals between
pregnancies. Please note the language carefully. The only
legitimate, God-authorized “outcome” of a pregnancy is BIRTH.
The only other outcome
would be abortion. In addition, the Government is going to tell the
God-fearing family when they can or cannot have children. And, with
any other Government “Bill”or “Law” there will be penalties attached to the disregard for those
laws.
But
there is more in this Bill to support and promote abortion. On page 783,
Line 7 provisions are made for the Government financing of “free birth
center services.” The words are carefully chosen so as to make one think that we are talking about
hospitals where provisions are made for births to take place. But watch
carefully the language in the lines to follow – and please note the possible interpretation of that
provision if so deemed appropriate by the Government. I have placed my
interpretation of these possibilities
in brackets:
The
term ‘freestanding birth center services’ means services furnished
to an individual at a freestanding birth center [i.e. abortion clinics, TW] (as
defined in subparagraph (B)), including by a licensed birth attendant
[abortionist, TW] (as defined in subparagraph (C)) at such center.
‘‘(B) The term ‘freestanding birth center’ means a
health facility— ‘‘(i) that is not [emphasis mine, TW] a hospital; and ‘‘(ii)
where childbirth is planned to occur away from the pregnant woman’s
residence [a teenagers doctor or parents, TW]…The term ‘licensed
birth attendant’ means an individual who is licensed or registered by the
State involved to provide health care [abortions, even to late term, TW] at
childbirth and who provides such care within the scope of practice under which
the individual is legally authorized [by Roe Vs. Wade Supreme Court decision in
1973, TW] to perform such care [abortions, TW] under State law (or the State
regulatory mechanism provided by State law), regardless of whether the
individual is under the supervision of, or associated with, a physician or
other health care provider [the patients regular doctor or parents, TW].
There
is one more provision in HR3200 that should concern us, especially those of us
who are attempting to raise our children in a Godly manner. On page 837,
Lines 1-5 we are introduced to Sec. 1903: GRANTS TO STATES FOR QUALITY HOME VISITATION PROGRAMS FOR FAMILIES WITH
YOUNG CHILDREN AND FAMILIES EXPECTING CHILDREN. On
the same page, Lines 13-17 we have the following provision:
PURPOSE.—The
purpose of this section is to improve the well-being, health, and development
of children by enabling the establishment and expansion of high quality
programs providing voluntary home visitation for families with young children
and families expecting children
In
other words, HR3200 gives the Government the authority to come into your home
and tell you how to raise your children. Interpreted, the “well
being” of your child includes indoctrination in evolutionary thinking,
humanism, and Godless indoctrination.
Should HR3200 pass the
House and Senate, every child of God is going to find himself at odds, once
again, with an ever encroaching Government that is determined to undermine
every attempt on your part to live a Godly life. There are a number
of other reasons why I simply cannot support this Bill, but in this article I
am concerned about the impact it is going to have on our service to God.
Take action; be informed. By Tom Wacaster P.O. Box 283 Talco, Texas 75487 903-427-0212 http://www.churchsoftwareplus.
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