Republican Senator in Massachusetts?

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If health care reform passes and makes it a right for Americans,
the case will be made that your rights are "granted to you by your government".

Originally Posted by joeydb

...and provided for you by your fellow citizens, who therefore have less rights than the recipients...so much for the "universal" health care coverage.

Huh? Everyone in America already has, and has had, "the right" to health care. There is no "granting of a new Constitutional right" in healthcare reform.

The "fellow citizens" in America already pay for everyone's healthcare via Medicad, the hard costs you are charged if you visit an ER and you are uninsured, and your insurance premiums if you are insured.

What healthcare reform is about is cost containment and improvement of the level of care all citizens receive.

Edit: and yeah, our rights are indeed "granted by our Government", within our Constitution, Bill of Rights, etc. And our government - usually - defends our intrinsic rights as citizens within this country.