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I have four friends who now are going without a paycheck because of the shutdown. It is hitting them very hard. And I live in podunk Mississippi...I can only imagine the economic pain to many in the DC area, for example.
It's just not fair when you can't pay the rent, you can't fix your car, you're worried about feeding the kids, etc. The Affordable Care Act was established through democratic legislative, executive, and judicial processes. Don't like it? Then do the democratic thing and get enough people elected to overturn it. Don't hold the whole country hostage.
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10-02-2013, 03:24 PM | #3 | |
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The House is charged to fund initiatives which have become law. The ACA is one of those initiatives. It is a law. So Congress can overturn the law (which has not happened) or Congress can fund the government, including the ACA. By shutting things down, a small group of representatives are (a) not doing what they are charged to do, and (b) undemocratically holding the country hostage. The shutdown was enacted not by the will of the people but by 80 representatives. That is not democracy. In terms of process, it is actually closer to oligarchic fascism. I am no great fan of the ACA. But the will of the people is expressed through more than just some members of the House.
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10-02-2013, 03:25 PM | #4 |
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On the lighter side, those who are looking forward to new craft beers can wait longer, thanks to the shutdown:
Government shutdown could hit craft beer industry - San Diego craft beer | Examiner.com
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Bravo , well said ! You hit it right on the head !
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The House of Representatives turns over every two years, if they aren't expressing what their constituents want, they are gone. It obviously leads to more extreme responses, but it also reflects the divide of the nation. A big part of my feelings on this are tied up in my distrust for government overall, and the more gridlock they have the happier I am, but even with that, it doesn't seem like a major effort on the President's part to recognize that the ACA is not something that is wanted by a strong majority in the nation, and that maybe delaying it, and seeing if there are other ways to resolve the differences might work. I certainly would be more willing to agree if something like 70% (or a super majority) in polling data was in favor of it, but most everything I see is about a 50% split, which means that you are forcing half the country to abide by something they don't want. That seems wrong. Health Care Law - Rasmussen Reports™ |
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Fox Falls For Fake Story About Obama Personally Funding Muslim Museum During Shutdown | Blog | Media Matters for America
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On October 5, the co-hosts of Fox & Friends Saturday discussed the closure of the World War II Memorial, which resulted from the Republican-led shutdown. During the discussion, co-host Anna Kooiman claimed that while the memorial is closed, "President Obama has offered to pay out of his own pocket for the museum of Muslim culture." Funny they jump on fox for reporting about the Museum and then they add the highlighted part. The shutdown had nothing to do with the closure of the WW II Memorail and was only done because Whitehouse ordered it to be done. They tried stopping WW II vets who flew out to see the Memorial but they pushed the steel barriers (ones that had to be added to shut down the memorail) and went on anyways. |
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The whole system needs an enema. They are our representatives, not our masters.
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10-02-2013, 07:12 PM | #13 |
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here is a cnn "fact check" about the law,
Fact Check: Is Obamacare unpopular? – CNN Political Ticker - CNN.com Blogs and mostly to the point that I am saying is that this isn't a law which has high percentage buy in, and while, yes it has passed the process, there are alot of US citizens who feel that this law is not what they want, and the president should acknowledge that nearly half the country has issues with this law. To me, a president who started by saying he was going to unite the country, ought to give credence to that, and resolve to find a way that brings unity, not division to the country. (and that does go for the republican side who refuses to see a need for some reform to be done when nearly 50% support this law) |
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Again, I am no great fan of the ACA (as I would have been happy to tell any pollster, should they ask). But I am also not a fan of a small minority of Congressmen scuttling the government simply because there is a law that they don't like. We all live by laws we don't like - that's democracy. Democracy works through votes, not opinion polls or infantile Tea Party temper tantrums.
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10-02-2013, 10:23 PM | #15 |
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Because of the shutdown, Germany and the UK issue travel advisories. The shutdown is costing us tourist $$$.
US govt shutdown: Germany, UK issue 'travel warning' to America, Obama cancels Asia trip - The Times of India
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