Posted by Jeremy Lindsey on November 7, 2009, 1:48 am

With Health Care Reform being a big debate as of lately and a vote in the house expected soon while many people still oppose Healthcare reform. What are they basing their idea of the majority wanting this reform some may wonder. Well one basis for their belief that most americans want this might be found at www.healthreform.gov The site is an official U.S. Government Web site managed by the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services as it states at the bottom of their page. Looking around it wouldn't take long for anyone to see they don't want to hear about people who oppose the health care reform with their well to see button that offers you to state your support for health reform on their main page to the contact page that only asks you to send in messages of your support and send in your stories and send in ideas about why we need health reform this year. Why do we have a government that seems to be making it clear that if we don't like what they do, then we need not bother contacting them. If it's not fitting to their plans then we the people have no say in what they do. What will it take to change that mindset of those in government that We the People are still the masters and government is servant and bound by the US Constitution whether they like it or not. If you owned a business and hired a few people to work for you, would you want your employee's whom you pay telling you what you will and won't do with your business? Then all of the sudden those employee's decide they want you to still pay them and do what they tell you to do. I wonder what would happen to those employee's anywhere else. Jeremy Lindsey Granite City Free Press http://gcfp.co.cc

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Posted by Norad on November 7, 2009, 2:15 am, in reply to "Federal Government only wants to hear support for Health Care Reform."

I know all those words you typed, but you put them together in a really confusing-assed way. Try again. With clarity this time.

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Posted by Jeremy Lindsey on November 7, 2009, 2:19 am, in reply to "Federal Government only wants to hear support for Health Care Reform."

I apologize for this. Basically, they're telling you to contact them only if you support their health care reform. From their easy to find button that says send us messages of your support or their contact page leaves the impression that you can only contact them if you support the health care reform or if you have ideas about how to get it passed this year. No where does it say, contact us with your questions, comments or concerns OR OPPOSITION to healthcare reform, only contact them with your support. They don't want to hear from people if they oppose it.

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Posted by metalhedz on November 7, 2009, 9:48 am, in reply to "Re: Federal Government only wants to hear support for Health Care Reform."

You didn't get the memo? Failure to support the Promoter in Chief is no longer tolerated in this Country. Failure to shut up and remain in the herd makes you a crazy domestic terrorist. You take a mortal man, And put him in control Watch him become a god, Watch peoples heads aroll

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Posted by horseygirl on November 7, 2009, 10:15 am, in reply to "Re: Federal Government only wants to hear support for Health Care Reform."

Sounds like our statewide and local political policy makers, too!! Just that Illinois governmental way of doing business! "Look back at our struggle for freedom, Trace our present day's strength to it's source; And you'll find that man's pathway to glory Is strewn with the bones of a horse." Anonymous

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Posted by Granny on November 7, 2009, 10:02 pm, in reply to "Re: Federal Government only wants to hear support for Health Care Reform."

Are you an English Teacher? How did I do with these two sentences? LOL

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Posted by Granny on November 7, 2009, 10:04 pm, in reply to "Re: Federal Government only wants to hear support for Health Care Reform."

It is not just Illinois. It is everywhere. I am afraid it will only get worse from here not better.

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Posted by GaryBusey on November 7, 2009, 10:42 pm, in reply to "Re: Federal Government only wants to hear support for Health Care Reform."

I usually do not critique grammar nor sentence structure. That said, Norad was right. "It is better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt." -Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain)

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Posted by Granny on November 7, 2009, 10:45 pm, in reply to "Re: Federal Government only wants to hear support for Health Care Reform."

I did not say he wasn't right. I was just kidding him. And I hope you are never homeless!

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Posted by GaryBusey on November 7, 2009, 10:50 pm, in reply to "Re: Federal Government only wants to hear support for Health Care Reform."

umm... me 2? "It is better to keep your mouth shut and appear stupid than to open it and remove all doubt." -Samuel Langhorne Clemens (Mark Twain)

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