Similarities between Obama's health care plan and gun control

July 23, 2:31 PMBaltimore County Republican ExaminerAnn Miller

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President Obama’s health care plan shares something in common with the liberals’ gun control movement. Both impose mandates on all Americans, but both cannot enforce that mandate on those who break our laws.

The liberals’ gun control movement wants to remove gun ownership from all Americans in an effort to reduce guns in the hands of criminals. However, the irony is that those who choose to violate our laws will ignore this legislation as they do other laws, and therefore be the only ones who still enjoy the right to bear arms.

Likewise, President Obama justifies his health care plan by saying the health care costs of the uninsured are unfairly borne by the rest of Americans. He wants to provide and require health insurance coverage on all Americans. A large part of the costs of the uninsured are from illegal aliens and their children. However, illegal aliens who break our immigration laws will be outside the reaches of his legislation. You cannot enforce American laws on citizens of other countries. These are the same persons who flood our emergency rooms with routine care needs and walk away without paying the bill. Obama’s plan may very well make coverage accessible to illegals, but not have the teeth to require it of them.

The end result would be that American citizens are forced into a system of socialized health care in order to control costs, but illegals would still have the option of a free ride at our emergency rooms.