Bunghulio

[medicinal]

With Iraq war spending reaching a half a million bucks a minute, the great dictator Bush vetoes a bill that would help 10-20 million kids afford medical treatments. Can anyone get rid of this beast, this multi-horned devil known as Bush.

[Iguana]

With Iraq war spending reaching a half a million bucks a minute, the great dictator Bush vetoes a bill that would help 10-20 million kids afford medical treatments. Can anyone get rid of this beast, this multi-horned devil known as Bush.


Since the Constitution doesn't explicitly give the Federal government the authority to be a health care provider to the people and the 10th Amendment states that any power not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, the authority to provide health care is reserved to the States respectively, or to the people, the President was correct with his veto.



Amendment [X.]

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

[Gandalf_The_Grey]

The only reason 10-20 million kids were added to this health-coverage bill is because they raised the income limit to somewhere around $80,000 a year. I watched Nancy Pelosi try and explain this away and she just gave some vague explanation that really didn't say anything; kept repeating something about "not excluding 10-20 million children" when the question was clearly put; why are the kids being added to the coverage-list just those from wealthier families, not from poor uninsured families who really need it.

[Psycho4Bud]

You mean the health care plan that jacked the Fed tax on smokes to a buck a pack? Way to go G.W.!:thumbsup:

Have a good one!:s4:

[eg420ne]

But we can send billions to Israel without a wimper, what shame....

[Iguana]

Regardless of whether or not one agrees or disagrees with the current military action in Iraq, it is more in line with the Constitutionally assigned duties of the Federal government than is being a provider of health care to the masses.

[Iguana]

But we can send billions to Israel without a wimper, what shame....


For the most part, Israel has been a valuable ally in the region and is the only country in that region that has a freely elected government.

[killerweed420]

This is one of the few things Bush has done that I have agreed with.Middle class America can afford they're own healthcare.

[medicinal]

I thought constitutionality would have prevented Bush from doing a number of things, like wiretapps, repealing Habeas Corpus, Hiding facts from the congress and outing a CIA agent to start, lets not even get into the illegal Iraq war where he spends as much in a week as this program would have cost in a year. Unconstututional my ass.

[eg420ne]

For the most part, Israel has been a valuable ally in the region and is the only country in that region that has a freely elected government.
Well hell with friends like
Israel who needs enemies...I wont get into the spying and duel-citizenship Israel pulls on us, Israel even attack one of our Ships, but i guess its ok:rolleyes:
http://boards.cannabis.com/conspiracy/135870-new-revelations-attack-american-spy-ship.html

[eg420ne]

A friend wouldn't:

* spy on America
* sell American military secrets to America's enemies
* pirate America's technology
* stockpile weapons of mass destruction
* attack an American naval vessel in international waters
* stand by and let Americans be killed

[andruejaysin]

A friend wouldn't:

* spy on America
* sell American military secrets to America's enemies
* pirate America's technology
* stockpile weapons of mass destruction
* attack an American naval vessel in international waters
* stand by and let Americans be killedMost of america's "allies" stockpile WMD.

Which is not to say I disagree with your broader point, I don't.