New Posts For Thread: Threats, jail for health blogger?http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29094183/Threats,_jail_for_health_bloggerwww.wnd.com/2012/04/blogger-threatened-w...Sound like a great plan, to you?Do you think that granting the Federal gov't even MORE power via Obamacare a good or bad idea, given the demonstrable propensity to tyranny all-too-evident in the foregoing arThis thread was moved from the Hot Topics Zonehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29094183/Threats,_jail_for_health_blogger?post_id=519695527#519695527This thread was moved from the Hot Topics ZoneMon, 14 May 2012 23:11:22 -0500Should I also consider Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Charles Grassley (R-IA), Robert Bennett (R-UT), and Christopher Bond (R-MO) RINOS? They all supported individual health insurance mandates in the 1980's & 90's.[/quote]Chafee was pro-choice. He was also agaihttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29094183/Threats,_jail_for_health_blogger?post_id=519411977#519411977Should I also consider Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Charles Grassley (R-IA), Robert Bennett (R-UT), and Christopher Bond (R-MO) RINOS? They all supported individual health insurance mandates in the 1980's & 90's.[/quote]Chafee was pro-choice. He was also agaiSun, 06 May 2012 23:52:01 -0500Should I also consider Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Charles Grassley (R-IA), Robert Bennett (R-UT), and Christopher Bond (R-MO) RINOS? They all supported individual health insurance mandates in the 1980's & 90's.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29094183/Threats,_jail_for_health_blogger?post_id=519389571#519389571Should I also consider Orrin Hatch (R-UT), Charles Grassley (R-IA), Robert Bennett (R-UT), and Christopher Bond (R-MO) RINOS? They all supported individual health insurance mandates in the 1980's & 90's.Sun, 06 May 2012 10:01:24 -0500Hypocritical, but not unexpected. It's called Obama Derangement Syndrome:From that link: They need to demonize anything and everything Obama does. Whatever he says or does is automatically wrong, but not just wrong; evil. If he helped a little old lahttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29094183/Threats,_jail_for_health_blogger?post_id=519378269#519378269Hypocritical, but not unexpected. It's called Obama Derangement Syndrome:From that link: They need to demonize anything and everything Obama does. Whatever he says or does is automatically wrong, but not just wrong; evil. If he helped a little old laSat, 05 May 2012 23:27:43 -0500" Senator John H. Chafee (R RI). LinkI find it somewhat hypocritical that conservatives" Please do not confuse Chafee with conservative; he was probably the most liberal Republican in the party's history. A RINO in today's terminolgy.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29094183/Threats,_jail_for_health_blogger?post_id=519373551#519373551" Senator John H. Chafee (R RI). LinkI find it somewhat hypocritical that conservatives" Please do not confuse Chafee with conservative; he was probably the most liberal Republican in the party's history. A RINO in today's terminolgy.Sat, 05 May 2012 19:00:24 -0500Irrational hatred of democrats. For the most part Conservatives, republicans, right wingers don't want what is best for the country or its people. But what is best for their desire to gain total control. And conservatism is about control. Not abouthttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29094183/Threats,_jail_for_health_blogger?post_id=519368771#519368771Irrational hatred of democrats. For the most part Conservatives, republicans, right wingers don't want what is best for the country or its people. But what is best for their desire to gain total control. And conservatism is about control. Not aboutSat, 05 May 2012 16:03:30 -0500As has been stated earlier, the concept of the individual mandate originated at the conservative Heritage Foundation in 1989. It was introduced as part of the Health Equity and Access Reform Today Act (SB 1770) on November 23, 1993 by Senator John H.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29094183/Threats,_jail_for_health_blogger?post_id=519368115#519368115As has been stated earlier, the concept of the individual mandate originated at the conservative Heritage Foundation in 1989. It was introduced as part of the Health Equity and Access Reform Today Act (SB 1770) on November 23, 1993 by Senator John H.Sat, 05 May 2012 15:44:44 -0500Then I'll ignore your non sequiturs and personal attacks.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29094183/Threats,_jail_for_health_blogger?post_id=519342233#519342233Then I'll ignore your non sequiturs and personal attacks.Fri, 04 May 2012 22:33:01 -0500That is according to your interpretation.[/quote]Hardly mine alone, by any stretch of the most febrile/moronic of imaginations. Any honest perusal of the writings of those who wrote it and those who ratified it(see Federalist and Anti-Federalist papehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29094183/Threats,_jail_for_health_blogger?post_id=519341013#519341013That is according to your interpretation.[/quote]Hardly mine alone, by any stretch of the most febrile/moronic of imaginations. Any honest perusal of the writings of those who wrote it and those who ratified it(see Federalist and Anti-Federalist papeFri, 04 May 2012 21:29:01 -0500Nonsensical non-sequiturs get ignored...especially ones that fail to address the core/relevant points, and attempt to wrest the conversation into ridiculous ad homs by carefully excising all that IS relevant to the People as a whole.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44011/29094183/Threats,_jail_for_health_blogger?post_id=519340861#519340861Nonsensical non-sequiturs get ignored...especially ones that fail to address the core/relevant points, and attempt to wrest the conversation into ridiculous ad homs by carefully excising all that IS relevant to the People as a whole.Fri, 04 May 2012 21:20:10 -0500