[StBernard] A Blow To Our Freedoms

[Westley Annis]

This week's Supreme Court ruling on Obamacare was a disappointment and a
blow to our freedoms. 

As we get farther away from the ruling, reality will dawn on people, and we
will be right back to where we were. The American people did not want or
approve of Obamacare then, and they do not now. Americans oppose it because
it will decrease the quality of health care in America, raise taxes, cut
Medicare, and break the bank.  

The Court should have protected our constitutional freedoms, but remember,
it was the President that forced this law on us. I congratulate the Supreme
Court on one thing - they were far more honest about Obamacare than
President Obama was.  They rightly have called it what it is - a tax.

The truly frightening part about the ruling is the Court's declaration that
President Obama can use the federal government to use their powers of
taxation to compel behavior. What's next?  Taxes on people who refuse to
drive Chevy Volts or eat tofu?  This is ridiculous.

Here is the big picture situation in America today. Success used to be
measured by how many people we could get off the government dole, but now,
under President Obama, we measure success by how many people we can get on
government programs. Indeed, food stamp rolls have increased by 70 percent
since 2007. 

There used to be a stigma to relying on the government, but now it's
celebrated. We have it 100 percent backwards in America today.  We should
celebrate people getting off of food stamps, off of Medicaid, and off of
government health care. 

The bottom line is that Obamacare eats into the spirit of independence that
made America great in the first place, and if we don't repeal it soon, we
will have more people riding in the cart than pulling the cart. 

I have vowed not to implement Obamacare in Louisiana, because this November
we're going to elect a new President and a new Congress who will repeal and
replace the terrible law. 

If you are small business owner, a middle-class taxpayer, or if you are
worried about what Obamacare will do to the quality of your health care -
you have only one option - make President Obama a one-termer. 

Sincerely,

Governor Bobby Jindal