____________________________________ From: newslet...@teapartypatriots.org To: wle...@aol.com Sent: 3/22/2012 9:35:00 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time Subj: IPAB Repeal - the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
You are receiving this email on behalf of Tea Party Patriots. 100% Grassroots, 100% of the Time. Is this email not displaying correctly? _View it in your browser_ (http://us2.campaign-archive2.com/?u=378811b3c052d40a005861416&id=469ccfbbe1&e=090febba06) . (http://teapartypatriots.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=378811b3c052d40a005861416&id=15a2b6ab23&e=090febba06) (http://teapartypatriots.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=378811b3c052d40a005861416&id=1c61a49ce6&e=090febba06) Fellow Patriots, Two years ago yesterday, Tea Party Patriots joined approximately 40,000 of you in Washington, DC and hundreds of thousands more joined in spirit from around the country to demand that Congress NOT pass a law that would enable the government to take over our health care. Mark Herr from TN, Ron L’ Heureux from RI, Sally Oljar from WA, Diana Reimer from PA, and thousands more chanted until their voices were hoarse, “Kill the bill! Kill the bill! ” Polling at the time showed roughly 60% of Americans did NOT want the government to control our health care. Of course, we all know the rest of the story. Congress ignored the will of the American people and passed the most egregious governmental overreach we have seen in America to date. On March 21, 2009, when we received word that the Stupak Coalition had caved, we let the protesters on the Capitol Lawn know what was going on and told them we would stay with them until the final passage even though we knew what the outcome would be. At the time, I promised to stand by you in this fight and leave no stone unturned when it comes to repealing the law. We reminded you that Constitutional Amendments, which have a much higher standard to enact, have been repealed. We can and will repeal this law too. As you know, TPP has the Road to Repeal Rally on Saturday, and the Supreme Court hearings start next week. Before we get there, you have a decision to make today about a repeal vote that is happening. Today, the House of Representatives is voting on _H.R. 5 Help Efficient, Accessible, Low-cost, Timely Healthcare (HEALTH) Act of 2011_ (http://teapartypatriots.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=378811b3c052d40a005861416&id=fd 128ce94a&e=090febba06) to repeal the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB) or as Governor Palin referred to them as “death panels.” The bill will NOT repeal the entire law. While the original bill initially focused on IPAB only, the bill now has medical malpractice reform attached to it, which would take the authority to create tort law (i.e. medical malpractice) from the state and hand it over the federal government. This is an outright violation of the 10th Amendment. You need to decide if you want your Congressman to support this legislation or not. Here is the good, the bad, and the ugly. THE GOOD * The Independent Payment Advisory Board could potentially be repealed, and we would not have to worry about “death panels” making end-of-life decisions. * Independent Payment Advisory Boards are one of the many unconstitutional federal government overreaches within the ObamaCare law. Repealing this overreach would be a good thing. * Even Democrats have said this should be repealed. Georgia Democrat Congressman David Scott is one of the co-sponsors of the bill. THE BAD * The malpractice reform will affect not only federal law but also state law. It would take the authority to create tort law (i.e. medical malpractice) from the state and hand it over the federal government. This is an outright violation of the 10th Amendment. * This brings to question a new unconstitutional overreach of the federal government, which goes against our core value of constitutionally limited government. * By attaching the medical malpractice reform to the Independent Payment Advisory Board Repeal bill, it virtually guarantees passage in the Republican-controlled House and failure to pass in the Democratic-controlled Senate. THE UGLY * The malpractice reform contains two components that are troubling. The first is that it is federal malpractice reform, even though tort law is supposed to be made at the state level. Second, not only will it affect federal law but, it goes a step further and overrides existing state law! This brings to light a new unconstitutional overreach by the federal government, violating our core value of constitutionally limited government. * And by attaching the medical malpractice reform to the Independent Payment Advisory Board Repeal bill, it virtually guarantees passage in the Republican Controlled House and failure to pass in the Democratic Controlled Senate. (Of course the Democrats wouldn't oppose this because it's an unconstitutional overreach, but because they are indebted to trial lawyers and do not support any medical malpractice reform.) * If the Independent Advisory Board Repeal did actually pass all the way through to be signed into law by the President, the rest of the ObamaCare law would still be law. * There are several groups who think that piecemeal repeal will prevent the rolling back of government controlled health care in its entirety and very likely ensures that it will NEVER be fully repealed. * Adding malpractice reform to the law knowing it will fail in the Senate is more business as usual in Washington, DC. It winds up being show votes that benefit the Ruling Elite. When running for re-election this fall, the Republicans can say they wanted to repeal death panels but the Senate Democrats prevented it. The Democrats can say they wanted to repeal death panels but the Republicans allowed politics to get in the way and muddy the issue. Both parties keep their current elected officials in office because their constituents think the other party is to blame, and the elites in both parties get to keep the law in place. In the end, Americans suffer the consequences while the Ruling Elite sit comfortable in control of our lives. So, we reported. Now, you decide. Do you want your Congressman to vote yes or no on this bill? There are good things about it passing and there are bad things. Call them and let them know what you think. Call today! -Jenny Beth Martin P.S. Stay tuned for our Tele Town Hall tomorrow night with Attorney General Ken Cuccinell, Congressmen Steve King, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, and Congressman Louie Gohmert. _Click Here_ (http://teapartypatriots.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=378811b3c052d40a005861416&id=ced0a0cec4&e=090febb a06) to register. 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