The Catholic Cricket

Apparently it’s now allowed.  That’s what I consider Obamacare to be.

Not for me, because I, unfortunately, am represented in the US House by Gary Peters.  But what about those people who are represented by Republicans?  Oh, sure, they got to vote on the Healthcare Reform Bill.  But they were locked out of all discussions leading up to that vote.  They were unable to participate in putting the bill together.  And the Senate Bill didn’t come to the floor of the House until Nancy Pelosi knew she had enough votes to get it passed.

That is not representative government, it’s a facade.  The House Republicans had absolutely no voice in this decision.  Heck, neither did the Senate Republicans.  It was entirely written and passed by Democrats, without any input at all from Republicans.  The vote was a sham, since Pelosi already knew she had enough votes…and extra in her “pocket” to spare.

So…those people represented in the House or Senate by Republicans were effectively without representation in this matter.  They had no voice, because their representatives could do nothing to change the course of things.  No access, no input, no nothing.  Not even a real vote.

So we have tyranny by the majority, but at the same time tyranny by the minority – an oligarchy – where the elites get to ignore what the people they are supposed to represent really want.

Ugh.