Why Is There So Much Anger Over Obamacare?

In my lifetime, there have often been unpopular proposals. There have often been underhanded political deals. There have often been controversial proposals. There have often been contentious public debates. What appears to be different about Obamacare is not just the scope of the legislation that will affect virtually every American, not the actual provisions of the bill, nor the outrageous concessions to certain legislaters to procure there votes, but in this particular case, and in no other that I can recall, we had a contentious public debate, and the clear losers of that public debate, passed the legislation anyway.

Don't ask the people their opinion if you have no intention of taking it into account. To disregard the will of the people is to remind Americans what their revolution was all about. Do we believe in government of the people, by the people and for the people, or do we not? Do we believe that government derives its authority from the will of the governed, or do we not? Righteous anger is the correct emotional response to this violation of the founding principles of our society.

Certainly, there are times when a representative is compelled by conscience to violate the will of the people and vote according to his personal judgement. But that is not what happened here. Representatives voted for this measure for political reasons having nothing to do with their consciences, in some cases, having nothing even to do with this legislation. Such political maneuvering may be overlooked on some occasions, but not when a bill is so unpopular with the people, and affects virtually every American in an intensely personal way.

The Democrats seem intent on pushing our constitutional system to its limit. The reason that the term of office for members of the house of representatives is only two years is precisely to allow the people to remedy quickly a situation where the government disregards their will. If we have free and fair elections this November, the people will have their opportunity to correct this unfortunate situation. The process has worked for over 200 years. We can only pray that it will be allowed to work as designed, that government of the people, by the people and for the people will not perish from the earth. Viva la Revolution!