This past week has seen the pundits, PACs , hired guns and uninformed American citizens declare war on those who wish to hear details of the three bills in Congress, and get informed on the other legislation being hammered out. Again, I have to note, THERE IS NO BILL YET! As I have been stating, the mis-information fed by some blogs and corporate sponsors are diluting the facts. Freedom Works!, and Americans for Prosperity are leading the mobs with offshoots that on the surface appear to be "grassroots" Representative Dennis Kucinich of Ohio, is proposing medicare for for all, Senator Bernie Sanders is proposing "health care for all", "single payer", Republican Senator Johnny introduced legislation which has been the most misleading, on the
now infamous "Page 425" which the naysayers are calling "euthanasia!"...it's a lie! What it is, is ensuring that your "end of life options" are paid for by your insurance company or medicare. As I heard it put, "if you want heroic measures taken, OK" if you wish to simply pass on with dignity after discussing measures with your family and physician, OK. Republican Susan Collins also has similar legislation. It is good legislation. There will be no "death panel" as Sarah Palin puts it.Further, stoking fake fears into the citizens puts them in danger, and potentially makes others victims. This practice goes all the way back to witch hunts and the Red Scare. Already, "The Mob" is on Twitter sharing the idea of bringing guns to the town hall meetings, with a woman named "Diana in Oregon" threatening the SEIU "y'all are gonna come up against the Second Amendment, stop the violence"
Former right-winger and author of "Crazy for God", Frank Scaeffer has more on the protests, what is stoking them, and what can be done.
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