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But I Don't Want to Vote! Why Should I?

11/4/2012

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Are you tired of political commercials? Do wish those political  signs would just go away? Of course, you may throw something, if you get one  more political call. Please, do not let bitterness from the political cycle keep  you from the polls on Tuesday. Our country needs people to protect freedom for  future generations, support good people, and stand up for their values at the ballot box on Election Day.

 We  have been blessed with freedom in this nation. We protect our freedom through  votes. Ronald Reagan said, “Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction. We didn't pass it to our  children in the bloodstream. It must be fought for, protected, and handed on for  them to do the same, or one day we will spend our sunset years telling our  hildren and our children's children what it was once like in the United States where men were free.” We could be the generation that loses the freedom our  Founding Fathers sacrificed so greatly to ensure for our nation. One of purposes  of our Constitution is to “secure the blessings of liberty for ourselves and our  posterity.”Posterity is simply the future generations. As part of upholding the  Constitution, we are securing “the blessings of liberty” for our children and  their children. When my grandchildren climb onto my lap and ask what I did so  they could live in a free nation, I want to have an answer. I will not say, “Nothing. I’m just not interested in politics.” I will not say, “Nothing. I  really could not make a difference anyway.” I will say, “I made my voice heard  by voting for the candidates I thought would do the best  job.”
 
Many  people claim they do not vote because there are no good candidates. If that is  you, please consider that there may be no good candidates because the good  people do not vote; therefore a candidate cannot win by being “good”. Also,  consider that there may be good candidates, but a 30 second television  commercial only reflects a snippet of a person’s life. People are naturally  drawn toward the negative, so the media reflects the negative. As much as  people claim to dislike negative advertising, it works, so candidates tend to  point out the flaws of their opponents instead of their own strengths. The  truth is everyone makes mistakes and no one will agree with any one of us 100%  of the time. Find out which candidates will vote to best support your values,  and don’t write them off just because their opponent says they are evil. If you  are a good person, do your best to vote for good people.  According  to Thomas Jefferson, “All tyranny needs to gain a foothold is for people of good  conscience to remain silent.” Are you a person of good conscience? Will you remain silent and let  tyranny gain a foothold or will you make your voice heard through your  vote? 

It is true that you may not know which candidates will promote  your values. Not everyone can go to town halls and meet the candidate events.  Does that mean you cannot make an informed decision? Try finding organizations  that support your values. Here at the North Central West Virginia Tea Party, we  support fiscal responsibility, constitutionally limited government, and  accountability of elected officials. We try to encourage support of candidates  who do the same. Political parties have headquarters where people can get  information on where candidates stand on the issues. Although I do not encourage  people to vote merely based on political party, people can always look at the  party platforms and vote for candidates in the party that best represents their  values. In this information age, please, do not let lack of information be your  reason for not voting.
 
This is your opportunity to stand for future generations, to  stand as good people, and to stand representing our values. Will you take this  opportunity or will you leave it in the hands of someone else? You have a voice!  You have an opinion! You have a vote! Please, use your vote to express your  opinion and make your voice heard!

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End of Life Counseling in HR 3200

9/4/2009

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There has been much discussion about the end of life counseling in HR 3200. Under TITLE II—MEDICARE BENEFICIARY IMPROVEMENTS; Subtitle C—Miscellaneous Improvements there is a section called ADVANCE CARE PLANNING CONSULTATION. This section contains consultations, including advance directives and living wills (page 425 of HR 3200), and the practitioner would provide “a list of national and State-specific resources to assist consumers and their families with advance care planning” (page 425 of HR 3200).  The government will ask doctors to hand out material about living wills and advance directives. What kind of materials will the government hand out? You can see the materials former President Clinton handed out at this link: http://www.ethics.va.gov/YLYC/YLYC_First_edition_20001001.pdf.

 

I have read this booklet and it definitely seems to encourage people to write decisions about their care. However, some of the examples and questions they say people should ask themselves seem to devalue human life. Former President Bush stopped this book from being handed out and now President Obama is bringing it back with changes. As we put government in control of our health care, we are politicizing end of life care and the type of materials available could change every four years.

 

As we read further in this section, we find the bill asks for changes to the “Medicare and You Handbook.”

 

              (A) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 1 year after the date of the             
               enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human
               Services shall update the online version of the Medicare & You          
               Handbook to include the following:


                        (i) An explanation of advance care planning and advance
                        directives, including--


                                       (I) living wills;

                                       (II) durable power of attorney;

                                      (III) orders of life-sustaining treatment; and

                                      (IV) health care proxies.

                     (ii) A description of Federal and State resources available to
                     assist individuals  and their families with advance care
                     planning and advance directives, including--


                                      (I) available State legal service organizations to
                                       assist individuals with advance care planning,
                                       including those organizations that receive
                                       funding pursuant to the Older Americans Act of 
                                      1965 (42 U.S.C. 93001 et seq.);


                                     (II) website links or addresses for State-specific
                                    advance directive forms; and


                                   (III) any additional information, as determined by
                                   the Secretary.


 

(pages 432-434 of HR 3200)

 

The “Medicare and You Handbook” can be viewed at the following link:

http://www.q1medicare.com/pics/ContentPics/MedicareAndYou2009_10050.pdf

 

It already contains information about advance directives and living wills. What changes are going to be made by the government?

 

As you write your living will, make sure you know the beliefs of the people supplying the information. There is a program that helps people have pro-life living wills. If you are interested, go to one of these sites http://www.nrlc.org/News_and_Views/April09/nv040709part2.html or http://www.alliancedefensefund.org/willtolive/Default.aspx.
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Abortion in HR 3200

9/4/2009

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Listed below are two of the “essential benefits” for “qualified health plans.”  Both the public option and the plans in the “health exchange,” which will get federal subsidies, must meet the requirements for qualified health plans.

 

          (2) Outpatient hospital and outpatient clinic services, including 
          emergency department services.


        (3) Professional services of physicians and other health
professionals.


 

(pages 27-28 of HR 3200)

 

Unless specifically excluded, abortion can be included in the services mentioned above. All amendments to the bill that would specifically exclude abortion were struck down. Actually, the Capps amendment, which was added to the bill, clarifies the issue by making it clear that abortion will be included.

 

The public plan is funded by the premiums paid into it and taxpayer dollars. Federal subsidies will give taxpayer money to the plans in the health exchange. If this plan passes, we will all be paying for abortions, even if though many of us consider abortion murder.

 

Resources from the Family Research Council on Abortion in the Health Care bill

 

http://downloads.frcaction.org/EF/EF09H03.pdf

http://www.frc.org/pressrelease/frc-challenges-president-to-support-ban-on-all-federal-abortion-funding-in-health-reform
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What does the Bible say about the debt from the health care bill?

9/4/2009

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The non-partisan Congressional Budget Office says the current House plan would increase the deficit by $239 billion over 10 years. The deficit is the amount added to the debt each year. We, as a country are already over $11,000,000,000,000 in debt.  That does not include unfunded liabilities. The national debt is out of control.  People are talking about a moral imperative to provided health care, but is it true and what does the Bible say about all this debt?

The Bible certainly speaks against debt. Romans 31:8 says “Owenoman anything, but to love one another: for he that loveth another hath fulfilled the law.”

Furthermore, we will not be able to pay off this debt. We will leave an inheritance of debt for our children and grandchildren. I do not think this is the kind of inheritance mentioned in Proverbs 13:22, which says, “A good [man] leaveth an inheritance to his children's children.” We should leave an inheritance of prosperity for our children.

 We should also leave an inheritance of freedom. God wants His people to be free. We are a Christian nation and God has many people in this country He wants to protect from oppression. “Who the Son has set free is free indeed.” As long as we are a nation of borrowers we cannot be completely free. Proverbs 22:7 says, “The rich ruleth over the poor, and the borrower is servant to the lender.”

What about the rich poor dynamic? In a free market system everyone has a chance to be rich, instead of everyone being equally poor. In a society where people are free to be rich, God will bring money to those who do His will, which includes helping the poor.

The Bible does talk about giving to the poor. However, I do not remember Jesus saying, “Caesar, give others people’s money that you collected through taxes to the poor.” God’s people are charged with the responsibility of caring for the poor. We should not push this responsibility off onto the government. We could give to charities that provide medical care or help people pay medical bills. We could start a fund at church to help with medical expenses. We can help a neighbor who needs surgery. We should not ask the government to take care of the poor and force our children and taxpaying citizens to foot the bill.
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