Among the many things coming out of the Republican
primaries and from the GOP nominee, Donald Trump, was a desire to overturn the
Affordable Care Act (ACA), also known as Obamacare. Tea Party Republicans have
been gnashing their teeth and wailing against this law since before the ink was
dry on the legislation on the President’s desk.
Now, everyone’s entitled to their opinion, but the
outcry against ACA puzzles me. Opponents claim that most Americans don’t want
it, despite surveys showing that a majority of Americans in fact do support it.
They whine about White House overreach, but fail to mention one salient point;
the ACA was passed by both houses of congress, and if I remember my civics and
government classes from decades ago, it takes a majority to do that.
So, what you have is a vocal minority determined to
overturn the decision of the majority, even going so far as shutting down the
government in their protest against it. Some call this democracy. I call it an
effort by a fringe group to impose their will on the rest of us, at any cost. It
doesn’t matter what the majority of the population wants. They only answer to
their base, and their own base instincts. They’re a lot like schoolyard bullies
who, when they can’t get their way, kick the toys and hide the ball. They’re
not above using bullying tactics to get their way, or punishing those who
disagree with them, and they have supporters who aid and abet them in this
churlish behavior.
Regardless of your party affiliation, think about
this when you go to the voting booth in November.
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