Saturday, March 20, 2010
- by David Fowler, President, Family Action Council of Tennessee
Over the next 24 to 48 hours, the U.S House of Representatives (using that term rather loosely) will vote on the nationalization of our health care. Here is what you need to know.
First, you should know that the U.S. House voted against (defeated) a motion on Thursday that would have required a real up or down vote on passing the Senate health care bill. Those in Congressman Lincoln Davis' district should know he voted against the motion, meaning he voted against having to cast a straight up or down vote on the Senate health care bill.
Second, the vote that is coming up is a vote on a procedural motion. Before the House votes on a bill, they vote on a "rule" or essentially a procedural motion that is to govern how the debate and voting on the underlying bill will be handled, for example, how long they will have debate on the bill, etc. But this time, the procedural motion will include a "rule" that the Senate bill, with its taxpayer funding of abortion, will be "deemed" passed. This means that those who vote for the procedural motion - the rule - will have voted for national health care, for taxpayer funded abortion, and for massive funding of Planned Parenthood. Do not be fooled by any Congressman who says he or she didn't vote for the pro-abortion Senate health care bill, but instead only voted for a procedure to allow the "debate" to go forward. Such a statement would be a major distortion of the truth.
Third, after the vote on the rule, which if adopted/passed will enact the pro-abortion Senate health care bill, the House will vote on a reconciliation bill that will make some changes, but it will not remove the abortion and Planned Parenthood funding.
So, in essence whoever in the U.S. House vote "yes" on the rule will have voted for taxpayer funded abortion and don't let that Representative try to tell you anything differently.
It is time for you to let your voice be heard.
David Fowler
President
Family Action of Tennessee, Inc.