By Dr. Milton R. Wolf – The Washington Times
Mr. President, the centerpiece of your domestic agenda, the health care overhaul that bears your name, has just been declared unconstitutional. I celebrate this victory for freedom and for limited government, and I invite you to consider the opportunity it offers you.
To be precise, it was the individual mandate to purchase insurance that was determined to exceed the letter and spirit of the Constitution. But this ruling threatens the entire edifice of Obamacare because that mandate is the central linchpin of the Affordable Care Act. In the simplest of terms, the goodies Obamacare promises depend on the money brought in by compelling young, healthy Americans to purchase more insurance than they need. It’s a clever version of redistribution, but it’s not immune from this one simple reality: no money, no goodies.
In light of this week’s ruling and in the peculiar absence of a severability clause in your law, the courts may find legal reason to strike down the entirety of Obamacare. (After all, would Congress still have passed this massive overhaul if it didn’t have the mandate? Recall that it did so only with a razor-thin, single-vote margin. Dare to have the Congressional Budget Office re-score Obamacare now without the mandate?) But even if the courts don’t strike down the whole law for legal reasons, it should be stricken for logistical ones. Obamacare just won’t work without the mandate.
To your credit, just last week, the White House acknowledged in no uncertain terms the impending collapse of Obamacare absent the individual mandate.
If the constitutional challenge to the Affordable Care Act’s individual-responsibility requirement ultimately prevails, it would mean that provisions preventing health insurance companies from discriminating against people with pre-existing conditions also would be invalidated by the court because the two are inseparably linked. If insurance companies are required to cover those with pre-existing conditions, who are potentially more expensive to cover, without requiring everyone – both sick and healthy people – to have insurance, premiums will increase rapidly. Similarly, other provisions – including banning insurers from discriminating based on health status, age and gender – also will fall.
Of course, these seismic foundational cracks in Obamacare could not have come at a worse time for you. Last month, you took a historic shellacking, and last week, for inexplicable reasons, you created the horribly awkward visual of surrendering the presidency to Bill Clinton, if only temporarily. This was made even more puzzling considering that Mr. Clinton’s purpose was to persuade Democrats to keep President George W. Bush’s tax rates intact rather than allow them to revert to his own – theater of the bizarre. Let me guess, that press conference was his idea, but he made you think it was yours, didn’t he? Slick.
Now your presidency is spiraling out of control. Your poll numbers are dropping like the temperature at a global-warming conference. Your own party can’t discuss you without dropping the f-bomb. Your allies are forced to squelch rumors of primary challenges. Intrade Prediction Markets has even begun selling futures on whether or not you can reach the finish line of your first term.
Just as devastating, likely voters favor repeal of Obamacare almost 2-1. In truth, your allies in Congress let you down by forging such a disastrous plan. I imagine you were just as shocked as I was to learn that the Obamacare “author,” Sen. Max Baucus, Montana Democrat, admitted that even he hadn’t read the bill. America deserved better than a plan that will bankrupt insurance companies and drive doctors out of practice.
But here’s your chance to turn this ship around. You must realize that it won’t be achieved with small, timid moves. Be bold. Lead the charge to repeal Obamacare. I know this is against every instinct you have, but look where your instincts have gotten you. This is your chance to hit that reset button.
Can you make this pivot? You spent years claiming the Bush tax cuts were only for the rich and were the root of all evil, and now you’re their biggest cheerleader. Yes, you can make this pivot – and for good reason. The truth is, America has the finest health care delivery system in the world. It certainly needs reforms, and I will pledge myself in your service to achieve them.
You were wise to recognize the conservative ascendency in your recent tax-cut deal with the Republicans. Had you not dealt when you did, your terms only would have become worse. The same calculus applies to health care reform. Consider your alternatives. Dig in over the next two years and stake your legacy on Mr. Baucus’ crumbling and deeply flawed plan, and then, assuming it survives the courts, witness from the sidelines as a new president and a new Congress dismantle it. Or be bold and join those of us who champion free-market reforms and will honor the American principle of helping all those who cannot help themselves.
Mr. President, if you seek health insurance for all Americans, health insurance companies must survive. If you seek medical care for all citizens, doctors must keep their practices. If you seek prosperity, if you champion freedom, Mr. President, tear down this law.
Dr. Milton R. Wolf is a radiologist and a cousin of President Obama’s. He blogs at miltonwolf.com.
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It tells a story of how these “agents” are trying to turn us into machines. We are closer then ever before for this to become a reality when they cause us to receive an implantable microchip in our body during a time when physical money will be no more.
You may have seen on NBC news concerning the implantable RFID microchip that some people are getting put in their hand to make purchases, but did you know this microchip matches perfectly with prophecy in the Bible?
“He (the false prophet who deceives many by his miracles) causes all, both small and great, rich and poor, free and slave, to receive a mark on their right hand or on their foreheads, and that no one may buy or sell except one who has the mark or the name of the beast, or the number of his name…
You also may have heard of the legendary number “666” that people have been speculating for possibly thousands of years on what it actually means. This article shares something I haven’t seen before, and I don’t think there could be any better explanation for what it means to calculate 666. This is no hoax. Very fascinating stuff!
…Here is wisdom. Let him who has understanding calculate the number of the beast, for it is the number of a man: His number is 666″ (Revelation 13:16-18 NKJV).
To see all the details showing why the Bible foretold of all these things, check out this article!
Article: https://biblewoke.com/rfid-mark-of-the-beast-666-revealed
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“Then a third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, ‘If anyone worships the beast and his image, and receives his mark on his forehead or on his hand, he himself shall also drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out full strength into the cup of His indignation. He shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels and in the presence of the Lamb. And the smoke of their torment ascends forever and ever; and they have no rest day or night, who worship the beast and his image, and whoever receives the mark of his name'” (Revelation 14:9-11).
In the Islamic religion they have man called the Mahdi who is known as their messiah of whom they are waiting to take the stage. There are many testimonies from people online who believe this man will be Barack Obama who is to be the biblical Antichrist based off dreams they have received. I myself have had strange dreams about him like no other person. So much so that I decided to share this information.
He came on stage claiming to be a Christian with no affiliation to the Muslim faith…
“In our lives, Michelle and I have been strengthened by our Christian faith. But there have been times where my faith has been questioned — by people who don’t know me — or they’ve said that I adhere to a different religion, as if that were somehow a bad thing,” – Barack Obama
…but was later revealed by his own family members that he indeed is a devout Muslim.
So what’s in the name? The meaning of someones name can say a lot about a person. God throughout history has given names to people that have a specific meaning tied to their lives. How about the name Barack Obama? Let us take a look at what may be hiding beneath the surface…
“And He (Jesus) said to them (His disciples), ‘I saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven'” (Luke 10:18).
In the Hebrew language we can uncover the meaning behind the name Barack Obama.
Barack, also transliterated as Baraq, in Hebrew is: lightning
baraq – Biblical definition:
From Strongs H1299; lightning; by analogy a gleam; concretely a flashing sword: – bright, glitter (-ing, sword), lightning. (Strongs Hebrew word H1300 baraq baw-rawk’)
Barak ‘O’bamah, The use of bamah is used to refer to the “heights” of Heaven.
bamah – Biblical definition:
From an unused root (meaning to be high); an elevation: – height, high place, wave. (Strongs Hebrew word H1116 bamah baw-maw’)
The day following the election of Barack Obama (11/04/08), the winning pick 3 lotto numbers in Illinois (Obama’s home state) for 11/5/08 were 666.
Obama was a U.S. senator for Illinois, and his zip code was 60606.
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