by Katie Scarlett(Proud Mom of a successful Son) O.
Member since:
July 20, 2007

This Is Excellent News For Georgians

March 28, 2010 05:45 PM UTC
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This just came to my inbox from http://www.resistnet.com/
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Georgia Senator Judson Hill was joined by 29 other Senate Republicans last Thursday passing legislation protecting Georgians' rights to choose their own health care. 
Senator Hill authored Senate Bill 317 and has been working the past year
to prohibit any government, state or federal, from forcing its citizens
to participate in any health care system.  
 

Under Senate Bill 317 Georgia's citizens would be protected from being forced by the government to purchase health care.  Existing private and government programs would not be affected by this
legislation. Hill noted on the Senate floor
that this measure prohibits any government from punishing an individual
or business that does not participate in health plans, as well as
protects health care providers from being forced to perform mandated
medical procedures.

 

"Each person should have the right to participate in private health care, government health care, or exercise their right not to participate any health care at all," said
Senator Hill.  This bill simply protects those basic rights of choice
that we all enjoy today."

 

On Wednesday, Senator Hill's Senate Resolution that would protect one's freedom to choose their own health care was blocked by Senate Democrats.  Senate Resolution 794 would have allowed
Georgia citizens to vote in November on adding a Constitutional
Amendment to the state Constitution blocking any mandatory requirements
for Georgians to buy health insurance.  On Thursday, the Georgia Senate
voted to keep SR 794 alive by voting to reconsider and sent it back to
the Senate Rules Committee. 

 

"While I would have preferred to let Georgians vote in November to change the State Constitution, my Senate Bill 317 which passed by Senate Republicans yesterday will still protect
Georgians' right to choose the health care they want," said Senator
Hill.

 

SB 317 now heads to the Georgia House of Representatives for consideration.

 

Hear that all who live in the lovely state of Georgia?  Time to call your State Representatives and let them know you want this passed!

 

Those of you outside of Georgia, push your legislators for similar legislation.  It's important.

Comments: 23

The type came out very small, but do your best to read the bulk of it. It's a great thing they have started here.
Larry H. Mar 28, 2010, 6:07pm UTC
thanks for sharing..
Ms Spunky Spanky ~ Live Free or Die Mar 28, 2010, 6:11pm UTC
We have spineless leadership here.
Paidra Delayno Mar 28, 2010, 6:11pm UTC
this is our constitution at work. this was exactly what the founding fathers had in mind when they drafted it.
Paidra Delayno Mar 28, 2010, 6:19pm UTC
what are the chances of this passing?
Excellent! We'll be talking about this at a town meeting tomorrow. The reps will be flooded with e-mail and phone calls once again. We do call our reps down here. Well, those of us who care do anyway.
Paidra Delayno Mar 28, 2010, 6:22pm UTC
we sure won't see any of this on yahoo or cnn news
Paidra Delayno Mar 28, 2010, 6:23pm UTC
which is yet another reason why the dems want to control the net
You won't see or hear about this on CNN because *horrors* other states may want one too!! Lol. That's why I find the info and publish it here so others can see that some of us are not wheel spinning (that's what the libs think) and really trying to take action. They can say all they want that it's lies and paranoia, but gee, our legislators are taking action so are they paranoid too?
Paidra Delayno Mar 28, 2010, 6:33pm UTC
the biggest problem that i see, Katie, is all the illegal immigrants they want to make into dem voters. there's over a million of them
That is a big problem Paidra, and I understand that issue is the next big PUSH on the agenda. They want it done before the elections in November to protect the very ones that we hope to vote out. They are already planning their strategy. Considering their bravado of 'bring it on' and whatnot, they seem to be acting quite defensively to my mind.
I agree, I just love our legislators, they really listen and then take action on what the people need and want.
Eric G. Mar 28, 2010, 8:14pm UTC
Katie, I hope Georgia makes this stick. It will be a mini Rowe Vs Wade for Republicans.
Danielle P. Mar 28, 2010, 7:10pm UTC
Ours don't seem to listen here in Pa. I do hope it is constitutional though. I heard talk that it might not be. I don't have any specifics to back it up.
So you want it to stand as is?
Danielle P. Mar 28, 2010, 7:44pm UTC
No I don't think it should be forced upon us....I meant I hope it's constitutional that the states can decide to opt out.
It would be. It is the states right to set laws regarding 'commerce' for their citizens and being forced to purchase a product or service comes under commerce. That's my understanding.
Ms Lee P. Mar 29, 2010, 2:03pm UTC
Good for him.
I just attended my first town hall meeting since moving to Georgia, and was shocked when my husband who has said little to what I've been telling him all week got up and told our representative that the taxes are already a burden, this HC bill burdens us too much and what are they going to do and when is is going to stop. The audience (about 250-300 people) broke out in applause. It was a group of people who are very interested in where our country is going and we had a group of 9th graders come to listen and it was so stirring that one of the young men got up saying he was so confused because his Civics class taught him one thing about government and all he heard was that the country was going opposite of what he was taught. He got a standing ovation. Then an 18 yr old college student got up and said that 'he was afraid for where our country was going', and he got an applause and the advice to be very afraid. It was so amazing.
I think I'm going to join the Tea Party, I was energized.
Ms Lee P. Mar 29, 2010, 4:10pm UTC
It's so nice to hear that everyone in this country haven't gone crazy. Woo Hoo for the town hall meeting. As for Tea Parties, the only tea parties I'm joining are the ones with my friends serving real tea from real tea leaves. LOL
I want to go and see what it is like firsthand. Not much I'm sure, lol
Teresa W. Mar 29, 2010, 10:11pm UTC
thanks for posting

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