Obamacare's Dirty Secret

When he said, "If you like your healthcare plan, you can keep your healthcare plan. If you like your doctor, you can keep your doctor," he might have just as honestly added: "And if you have religious or moral objections to abortion, you will never have to finance it." That would have been just as honest, as it turns out, because it seems that Obamacare insurance companies are surreptitiously adding a surcharge to cover the cost of abortions. At least, this is what some congressional leaders are claiming, and it violates a federal law. But since when has the Obama administration worried about the law? After all, laws are generated by that outdated and inconvenient document, the US Constitution.

Most people will not know about the surcharge because it wasn't announced and it's only a buck a month--no big deal, unless you're turned off by killing the unborn.

Obama promised his healthcare bill would not cover abortion, but maybe he's doing to further the liberal agenda; it certainly isn't helping the unborn's future agendas. Rep. Joe Pitts (R-PA) knew Obama was blowing smoke when he made that claim because the Obamacare bill stipulated the $1 a month surcharge for plans that covered abortions and it was unclear distinguishing which plans included abortion and the cost of the murder.

A bill is being introduced this week that demands full disclosure with an itemized premium, and it will also prohibit federal subsidies for plans that cover abortions. The bill (HR-7) known as the "No Taxpayer Funding for Abortion Act," will be introduced by Eric Cantor, the House Majority Leader.

But Obama has a pen and he has a phone. He also has no respect for the concept of Checks and balances--he is a strong believer in executive authority but only when he's the executive in question.

What the GOP does to keep Obama in line, to keep him from grabbing more and more power and keep the USA from resembling a banana republic, will dictate where they stand. Will they show courage or complacency? Obama needs to have his reins pulled back and if he refuses, we need to start impeachment procedures. Will our party leaders fulfill their obligation? 

My latest novel, Jihad Joe, is about Islamic terrorism and suspense.  In it I challenge the precepts of the religion through my protagonist, Zed Nill, a journalist, captured by terrorists and who is destined to be killed if the American President refuses to release three Gitmo prisoners.  Of course, American policy demands we never give in to terrorists, and for Zed, the clock is ticking.

                                             

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