Health Care Letter to my Democrat Senator

My wife and I are constituents of yours in Florida and are nearing retirement age. We are both 63. We are well-informed about government issues, and vote in every election.

We want you to know that we are unalterably opposed to the healthcare legislation being debated in Congress. We don't want any of it.

Does the US have a healthcare crisis? Yes, of course. It was created by Congress, and is being made even worse by Congress and the President. There is nothing the Congress or the President can do to “solve” this crisis except to back off and stop trying to control everything.

You might not pay any attention to this communication, but it would not only be wise for you to do so as an incumbent, but as a citizen of a country that values personal liberty as a fundamental right. What is at stake is far more than making healthcare available to a larger pool of people, or controlling costs - it is about a power grab of a big part of the entire economy, and a huge stab in the back to personal Liberty for all of us.

We urge you in the strongest terms possible to vote NO to any health care bill this session. This is not the time to expand the Federal Government's role in healthcare - it is a time to reduce it to almost nothing.

The country is already bankrupt and in a Depression rivaling that of the 1930’s. Heaping further debt, taxes, controls and restrictions on our economy will make things far worse and precipitate a collapse. There are some who have said that this is the secret agenda of the President and many of his Chicago associates. We don’t know this to be true, but we are wondering how much more damage is going to be done to our economy before you in Congress say “enough.” We, and a majority of the voting population have already said it.

You were not elected to be a “yes” man for any party or any president. You represent US, not them. Check for your self to see just how much opposition there is to a government takeover of healthcare. The people don’t want it. Listen to them.

Perhaps that is not what your caucus is telling you to do, but please vote what is right and not what is expedient. Future generations will appreciate you for it. So will we.