One of the major reasons people will vote liberal this year is the health care debate. They say that people might have the “right to health care” but they cannot afford it. The government is simply trying to help them “secure their rights.” Well let’s look at some ways that liberals deal in rights.

Last year Ted Kennedy was pushing for a bill which would put pastors and religious leaders in peril if they spoke out against homosexuality. He wanted this to be considered a “hate crime” and “domestic terrorism” and worthy of fine or imprisonment. Since when is disagreeing with something considered a hate crime and terrorism? Thank God the bill never passed but I believe it will come back (this was actually the second time Kennedy pushed that bill). Colorado is on the same course. They just recently passed a state bill that banned printed material which was anti-homosexual. This could easily be the Bible.  A friend of mine in Colorado emailed me and said, "My pastor has been saying for a while that it would be very easy under our state's current laws for him to be arrested and brought up on felony charges just for what he preaches from the pulpit....pathetic!" All this is a major violation of the freedom of speech and the freedom of religion. But hey! These same people are going to help us “secure our right to health care.”

What about parental rights over their children? The home-schooling movement really began to pick up in the late ‘70’s and early ‘80’s. The movement has been targeted by government since its inception. Many parents had their children taken away because of the practice. Many states have tried to ban the practice completely. Many have VERY strict rules about it and if a parent deviates then they could have their child taken away. This all comes from the mindset that the government knows what is best and anyone who does not “fall in” will be targeted for discrimination. But hey! These same people are going to help us “secure our right to health care.”

What about the Fairness Doctrine? Ever heard of that? The liberals in Congress (the same ones who want to push the “right to health care”) have been pushing this forward for a long time. It would essentially put restrictions on what is said in the media. Penalties would come from not being “fair.” But who considers what is fair? The answer: our friends in Congress who know what is best for us and know what we need to hear. This is a MAJOR violation of the First Amendment, just like Kennedy’s bill. We may as well just rip that amendment out of the Constitution for all the good it is doing us. But hey! These same people are going to help us “secure our right to health care.”

What I am saying with all this is that the liberals have been the ones who have traditionally tried to restrict freedoms, not grant them. It is they who have been trying to undermine our rights which are so plainly granted in the Constitution. So when I hear these same people crying about the “right to health care” the little alarms in my mind start going off. These are not people who care about freedoms and rights. They care about their own agenda and power.