California legislators should focus on the deficit, not costly government-run healthcare
Friday, February 05, 2010
By Chelene Nightingale
CAIVN
“If you get breast cancer, I’m sorry honey; you have less chance of survival than before this bill passed.” Those words were declared by Michigan Congressman Mike Rogers six months ago during his opening statements regarding health care reform.
Since Mr. Roger’s statement, Republican Scott Brown won a Massachusetts special election to fill Ted Kennedy’s vacant seat. Americans across the nation focused on the campaign in hopes that Brown would win in order to break the democrat majority needed to pass Obamacare. Voters sent a clear message echoed by mainstream polls that the majority of Americans oppose government controlled healthcare.
Confirming the majority sentiment, Virginia Democrat, state Senator Phillip Puckett stated, “I don’t believe someone should be forced to buy something they don't want to…It’s un-American. And it might be unconstitutional.” Senator Puckett joined other state senators earlier this week to pass three bills making it illegal to enforce mandatory healthcare onto Virginia residents.
Apparently, the California Senate Appropriations Committee does not believe universal healthcare is un-American since they passed SB 810 earlier this week. If signed into law, the state government-controlled bill would cost California over $200 billion.
Currently, California faces a $20 billion deficit and a record 12% plus unemployment rate. As businesses leave the Golden State in record numbers and residents struggle to pay their mortgages, the state legislature seems more concerned with abolishing free parking than with the exorbitant cost of their proposed healthcare plan. Equally disturbing is the fact that the state legislature is definitely out of touch with their constituents according to the latest Field Poll. 7 out of 10 Californians disapproved of how the federal government handled the healthcare issue. Although healthcare is crucial to every citizen, no one wants to gamble with their own lives while being forced to pay for an experiment.
Individual choice is the American way! Freedom is the main principle our nation was founded upon. Indeed our healthcare system needs reforming but through the private sector and personal choices. Health prevention and natural medicine resources are readily available and cost efficient. In fact, educational health expos are common in California.
Instead of playing medical professionals, our elected officials should spend more time listening to voters and reducing our state deficit. Perhaps what is truly in order is a part time legislature to cure an out-of-touch state government.
Kindest Regards,
Chelene Nightingale
NightingaleForGovernor.com
office: 310-237-5590
email: Chelene Nightingale
Chelene Nightingale is no stranger to politics. For
the past 5 years, Chelene has been a leading Constitutional activist organizing
many rallies and marches in California. Chelene organized the “Free the Texas
Three” march for Deputy Gilmer Hernandez and Border Patrol Agents Ramos &
Compean in Hollywood. The march was featured on the nationally syndicated
show “America’s Most Wanted.”
In addition to organizing
political events, Chelene has lobbied as a private citizen in both Sacramento
and Washington DC, demanding secure borders and no amnesty. Besides the border
security issue, Ms. Nightingale has attended and spoken at Tea Parties and End
the Fed events.
Back in 2006, she was the
campaign manager for third party gubernatorial candidate, Art Olivier.
During the campaign, they were invited to the late, great Aaron Russo’s home to
receive his endorsement and watch his extraordinary documentary “America:
Freedom to Fascism”.
During the last
presidential election cycle, Chelene was honored with an invitation to
personally meet and endorse Congressman Ron Paul.
It was due to her past
political achievements that the National Constitution Party leaders and members
requested her to run for governor in California as an American Independent.
This daughter of a Military War Veteran accepted the challenge in order to help
restore our ailing state that has been hurt by special interest groups and big
government.
Ms. Nightingale, who
has won past awards and achievements including being listed In “Who’s Who”, is
no stranger to leadership roles. Besides being the managing director of
a former 501c3, she has also served as a Vice President for a
distribution/production company and has been a small business owner. She
has put her acting and stage-directing career on hold to help “we the people”
take back our state so that we can govern ourselves the way our Founding
Fathers intended.
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