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Sunday, March 7, 2010

A friend of mine named Ed Greer wrote this and I thought I would share it with you.



 ON "ABC-TV" Monday October 12, 2009

 DURING THE "NETWORK SPECIAL ON HEALTH CARE".... PRESIDENT OBAMA WAS ASKED:
 
 "MR PRESIDENT WILL YOU AND YOUR FAMILY GIVE UP YOUR CURRENT HEALTH CARE PROGRAM AND JOIN THE NEW 'UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE PROGRAM' THAT THE REST OF US WILL BE ON ?" Charlie Gibson


 "MR PRESIDENT WILL YOU AND YOUR FAMILY GIVE UP YOUR CURRENT HEALTH CARE PROGRAM AND JOIN THE NEW 'UNIVERSAL HEALTH CARE PROGRAM' THAT THE REST OF US WILL BE ON ?" Charlie Gibson
 THERE WAS A STONEY SILENCE AS THE PRESIDENT IGNORED THE QUESTION AND CHOSE NOT TO ANSWER IT! 
 IN ADDITION, A NUMBER OF SENATORS WERE ASKED THE SAME QUESTION AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS. “WE WILL THINK ABOUT IT." 
AND THEY DID THINK ABOUT IT! 
THEIR ANSWER AND RESPONSE WAS WRITEN IN THE HEALTH CARE BILL THAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE WILL BE FORCED TO SUBSCRIBE TO WHILE IT ENSURES THAT CONGRESS WILL BE 100% EXEMPT ! 
 SO, THIS GREAT NEW HEALTH CARE PLAN THAT IS GOOD FOR YOU AND I, IS NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE PRESIDENT, HIS FAMILY OR CONGRESS? 
 “WE THE PEOPLE” NEED TO SEND A STONG MESSAGE TO THE GOVERNMENT, THAT THIS SORT OF SELF SERVING, “I’M THE CENTER OF THE WORLD” BEHAVIOR IS UNACCEPTABLE,  CORRUPT AND JUST PLAIN WRONG! 
 ANY LEGISLATION BEING PROPOSED BY CONGRESS OR THE EXECUTIVE BRANCH SHOULD APPLY TO EVERYONE – NOT JUST THE LOWLY CITIZEN WORKER BEES - NO EXCEPTIONS!
 IF WE DO NOTHING, THE WASHINGTON "ELITE" WILL KEEP PROVIDING THEMSELVES WITH THEIR GOLD-PLATED HEALTH CARE COVERAGE, RETIREMENT OF OVER 100%. FOR JUST 2 TERMS IN OFFICE, AND TAX EXEMPTIONS BEYOND BELIEF, JUST TO MENTION A VERY FEW OF THE VAST AMOUNT OF PRIVILEGES THAT THEY HAVE PROVIDED THEMSELVES WITH, INCLUDING GIVING THEMSELVES RAISES AT THEIR OWN DISCRETION.
THESE PEOPLE ARE EMPLOYEES OF THE AMERICAN PEOPLE, WHETHER THEY ARE A SENATOR, OR A CONGRESSPERSON. THEY ARE NOT A ROYAL CLASS OF RULERS DESERVING OF GREATER BENEFITS THAN THE PEOPLE THEY HAVE SWORN BY OATH TO SERVE.
A BIG DOSE OF REALITY AND CLEAR DEFINITION IS CERTAINLY MERITED HERE WITHIN A PROPOSED 28th AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION.
THIS WOULD BE AN EXCELLENT PLACE FOR US TO START RETURNING AMERICA BACK TO THE PEOPLE.
AMENDMENT 28
Congress shall make not law that applies to the citizens of the United States that does not apply equally to the Senators or Representatives and Congress shall make no law that applies to the Senators or Representatives that does not apply equally to the citizens of the United States.
IF YOU BELIEVE THAT THIS WOULD ADVANCE A POSITIVE DIRECTION TOWARDS RESTORING INTEGRITY BACK IN AMERICA, THEN WILL YOU PROMOTE THIS IDEA OF A 28th AMENDMENT TO EVERYONE IN YOUR ADDRESS BOOK?


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