Posted by
Mike on Sunday, September 27, 2009 11:57:43 AM
http://westernperspective.blogspot.com/
After the Revolutionary War in 1776, there were in effect thirteen
sovereign states in America. Adopting the Articles of Confederation
just meant that these states were willing to band together for common
purposes such as defense and trade. The Constitution enacted in 1787
was designed to uphold the sovereignty of the several states within one
nation.
The principle of subsidiarity prohibits government at a
higher level from doing things that can be done locally or at a lower
level. This is essentially the basis for the Tenth Amendment in the
Bill of Rights which limits the scope of the federal government to
having only those powers enumerated in the constitution.
With
the outbreak of the Civil War, President Lincoln had to take emergency
measures to keep the Union together. During this time, the war powers
of the executive branch of government grew.
The Baucus Bill on
health care is a clear violation of the principle of subsidiarity. The
best health care will not be provided by the federal government. In
order to preserve good government in America, Americans must band
together to vote out of office the president, and all senators and
congressional representatives who vote in favor of the transfer of
power over medical insurance to the federal government, or who vote in
favor of the nationalization of health insurance or the so-called
public option.