MORNING STAR • november 11 - 17, 2010
Letters to the Editor Liberal Kool Aid is the culprit!
With all due respect to Daniel Richardson’s lovely piece in last week’s “Final Word” responding to my letter to the editor the week before, I am moved again to weigh in on the truth. My comments were directed to a segment of our society that has become rabid and vicious over the thought of a Christian running for office. Mr. Richardson stated that I called anyone who supports the separation of Church and State a “bigot against Christianity.” In actuality my letter said the following: “Socialist college professors and “Bearded Marxists” (i.e. Chris Coons, it was like a joke only not as funny!) have twisted the Constitution to support their intolerance and bigotry against Christians who, compelled by conviction of truth (i.e. Christine O’Donnell), are running for office, very much like the Puritans who came to this country and our Founding Fathers.” If Mr. Richardson believes that Christians should not be allowed to run for office and that the First Amendment to the Constitution forbids Christians from doing so then, yes, I confirm my sentiments; he is a bigot against Christianity. However, I am quite sure Mr. Richardson is much smarter than that; unless he has been drinking too much Liberal KoolAid. Which brings me to the point of this my “Final Word” — the misquoting of my letter is indicative of the very reason the American people have become disillusioned with the media and why Fox News shows’ ratings are soaring. The liberal activists in the Democratic Party finally received the spanking they deserved in the national outcome of this election. The “Pravda” news networks MSNBC, CBS, ABC, NPR and PBS — as well as Delaware’s own New Journal to name just a few, did a horrendous job of being fair and balanced during recent mid-term election coverage and debate moderating. Too bad Delaware is swimming in so much Liberal Kool Aid that we won’t benefit from the turn around our nation is about to experience. We have the “sameold-same-old” Obama/Reid pets and rubber stamps to the leftist agenda. Will someone please let New Castle County know that the rest of the state is tired of their corruption and cronyism? While I’m at it let me say, I believe Keith Olbermann, former commentator on MSNBC, should be allowed, as a private citizen to contribute to the causes he chooses; in this case he should never have signed a contract which restricts him in the use of his own money. But what gets me is that he probably thought he would get away with it. The liberal media is so used to not being called on their pack of lies and manipulation of facts that they suppose they will get away with stuff like this. The worst perpetrators of biased reporting are CNN, MSNBC, NPR and PBS. The reporters on these networks act as if they live in an ivory tower and the rules don’t apply to them — elitist liberal extremists who think you and I don’t know any better when they manipulate the news and statistics to put the liberal candidates in a better light. I say it’s about time for some accountability in the media. Thank you Morning Star Publications for refusing the Liberal
Kool Aid; for the most part you have been fair and balanced. Associate Pastor Kim Birowski Seaford
A few random thoughts
The following was addressed to Bryant, Daniel and Lynn When I was hesitant about having my letter printed, I was hoping that perhaps I might have encouraged you to be more pro-active to balance out the negativity seen in the letters to the paper. And, lo and behold, both of you men took up my channeling and, indeed, wrote editorials in the Final Words section. Great! Daniel, you made the excellent point to walk in others’ shoes, or, simply judge blindly. Bryant, unfortunately, we were conflicted between preventing the second Great Depression and getting our fiscal house in order. I believe that the reason Clinton ended up with a budget surplus was that the economy was unexpectedly robust and tax receipts greater than expectations. The current tax cuts aren’t economically viable to the health of the government but, alas, it appears that Obama has become so bowed that he will cave into the Republicans, something we can ill afford. I found Paul Bradham’s comments on the negativity of the campaign ads, the lack of comity in the political spectrum, and that health care reform having fallen short, matching my own. I am so, so glad to not be seeing one attack ad or another on TV, one right after the next and getting robo calls and the nasty mail ads done on really great paper stock, having all ceased. Lynn, I actually looked at those ugly things, but I applaud your more direct action. And, now that it is Friday, I am channeling back to Monday to say that general sweetness and light prevailed on Returns Day, so you can relax back there in time. One final thing, but just for this week only. Seeing as there was a decrease in the federal debt of $134 per citizen this past week, please send me a check for that amount. (Sorry about the alleged decrease. See this week’s note about your share of the debt on the Final Word page.) Richard Eger
Seaford
New life for the old Santa House
If you grew up in Seaford, you can’t help but remember the old Santa House that was placed at Woolworth’s at the NCSS. I’m sure every kid of the time has fond memories of the little shack. Hiram Lodge #21 (the Masonic Lodge) in a joint venture with the owners (Seaford Kiwanis Club) have started to restore the old shack that is need of some repair and updating. New shingles have been obtained for the roof, but there are other issues. We are soliciting donations and hope that we can place the shack at the Roses shopping center this holiday season. Rick Stewart
Callaway, Farnell and Moore, Inc., Seaford
Editor’s Note: Additional comments about the election will appear next week. We are running the letters and comments on a first come, first published basis.
Opinion
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Constitutional attorney’s views on Health Care Choices Act By Michael Connelly Ret. Constitutional Attorney
Well, I have done it! I have read the entire text of proposed House Bill 3200: The Affordable Health Care Choices Act of 2009. I studied it with particular emphasis from my area of expertise, constitutional law. I was frankly concerned that parts of the proposed law that were being discussed might be unconstitutional. What I found was far worse than what I had heard or expected. To begin with, much of what has been said about the law and its implications is in fact true, despite what the Democrats and the media are saying. The law does provide for rationing of health care, particularly where senior citizens and other classes of citizens are involved, free health care for illegal immigrants, free abortion services, and probably forced participation in abortions by members of the medical profession. The Bill will also eventually force private insurance companies out of business, and put everyone into a government run system. All decisions about personal health care will ultimately be made by federal bureaucrats, and most of them will not be health care professionals. Hospital admissions, payments to physicians, and allocations of necessary medical devices will be strictly controlled by the government. However, as scary as all of that is, it just scratches the surface. In fact, I have concluded that this legislation really has no intention of providing affordable health care choices. Instead it is a convenient cover for the most massive transfer of power to the Executive Branch of government that has ever occurred, or even been contemplated. If this law or a similar one is adopted, major portions of the Constitution of the United States will effectively have been destroyed. The first thing to go will be the masterfully crafted balance of power between the Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches of the U.S. Government. Congress will be transferring to the Obama Administration authority in a number of different areas over the lives of the American people, and the businesses they own. The irony is that Congress doesn’t have any authority to legislate in most of those areas to begin with! I defy anyone to read the text of the U.S. Constitution and find any authority granted to the members of Congress to regulate health care. This legislation also provides for access, by the appointees of the Obama administration, of all of your personal healthcare direct violation of the specific provisions of the 4th Amendment to the Constitution information, your personal financial information, and the information of your employer, physician, and hospital. All of this is a protecting against unreasonable searches and
seizures. You can also forget about the right to privacy. That will have been legislated into oblivion regardless of what the 3rd and 4th Amendments may provide. If you decide not to have healthcare insurance, or if you have private insurance that is not deemed acceptable to the Health Choices Administrator appointed by Obama, there will be a tax imposed on you. It is called a tax instead of a fine because of the intent to avoid application of the due process clause of the 5th Amendment. However, that doesn’t work because since there is nothing in the law that allows you to contest or appeal the imposition of the tax, it is definitely depriving someone of property without the due process of law. So, there are three of those pesky amendments that the far left hate so much, out the original ten in the Bill of Rights, that are effectively nullified by this law. It doesn’t stop there though. The 9th Amendment that provides: The enumeration in the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people. The 10th Amendment states: The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are preserved to the States respectively, or to the people. Under the provisions of this piece of Congressional handiwork neither the people nor the states are going to have any rights or powers at all in many areas that once were theirs to control. I could write many more pages about this legislation, but I think you get the idea. This is not about health care; it is about seizing power and limiting rights. Article 6 of the Constitution requires the members of both houses of Congress to “be bound by oath or affirmation to support the Constitution.” If I was a member of Congress I would not be able to vote for this legislation or anything like it, without feeling I was violating that sacred oath or affirmation. If I voted for it anyway, I would hope the American people would hold me accountable. For those who might doubt the nature of this threat, I suggest they consult the source, the U.S. Constitution, and Bill of Rights. There you can see exactly what we are about to have taken from us. About the author For more information about Michael Connelly, visit http://michaelconnelly. viviti.com/. Publisher’s Note: The above article was about the first 1100-page draft of the bill. Connelly said the final version is worse with the exception that the “public option” was removed. Connelly has kept up with each new version and has written articles about them on his blog. His commentary was submitted to the newspaper by Tommy Cooper.