Obamacare is worse than terrorism

Three cheers for Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C.

In a blistering critique of the socialized health-care bill expected to be passed by the House this Friday, she said: "I believe we have more to fear from the potential of that bill than we do from any terrorist right now in any country."

She's fundamentally right – though she has taken a pounding from many in the media who see such rhetoric as inflammatory.

In fact, she has clarified the issue for many Americans.

Terrorists can only kill some of us.

But unconstitutional legislation that corrupts the very soul of America can kill our spirit. It can kill the rule of law. It can kill the notion that the will of the people is pre-eminent, not the will of some vaunted elite.

That's what she said. And that's what she meant.

And she's right in another way, too.

The long-term effects of socialized medicine – even when practiced in advanced and sophisticated Western countries – always leads inevitably to death, lots of death and lots of suffering.

None of this, by the way, diminishes in any respect, the seriousness of the threat Americans face from terrorists. That threat is very real. And few have been as outspoken and aggressive in pointing out those threats as I have been.

It is both an external threat and an internal one.

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Nevertheless, America can prevail in its struggle with jihadism if we remain firm in our convictions about liberty and the value of human life.

If, however, we willingly abdicate our commitment to liberty and human life, we have no foundation for opposing the terrorists.

Is it possible our own government could really pose a greater threat to America's freedom than sworn enemies?

You bet it is.

The greatest threat to liberty is always posed by governments that exceed their legitimate authority.

America was unique in the world for developing a system of self-government – one that removed the shackles from the people and placed them on elected officials. That's what the Constitution is all about. It's a document that strictly limits the power of the federal government.

When the government exceeds those limits, it always infringes on the individual liberty of Americans and the powers of governments closer to the people.

That's what this health-care monstrosity does.

Typically, government exceeds its constitutional authority in smaller ways. It has been going on for decades, maybe even centuries. But this legislation represents an audacious, wholesale power grab.

If it is enacted, things Americans have taken for granted like choosing one's own doctor, determining for themselves the cost-benefit of medical treatments, making personal choices about health insurance coverage and so on, will be liberties and responsibilities removed from them forever.

Your health and well-being will no longer be your concern. It will become the government's concern.

How many times do we need to see other nations make mistakes like this before we recognize how foolhardy such policies are – and how dangerous and destructive?

I had never heard of Virginia Foxx before hearing her indictment of Obamacare this week.

But I like her. I support her. And I suspect most Americans do. I also suspect all Americans who still cherish freedom and justice and the Constitution are cheering her on today.

We need more officials like Virginia Foxx standing up and speaking out courageously for what really counts – freedom and responsibility and the rule of law.

We need more Americans across the board doing that. And I suspect we'll see quite a few joining Virginia Foxx in Washington tomorrow.

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