Health Care Reform Has Been Passed

Last Sunday, the Health Care Reform Bill was voted on in the House of Representatives and was passed by avote of 219 (FOR) to 212 (AGAINST). Congressman Stupak who vowed not to support the Senate version of the bill because of his disagreement over the language provisions allowing for public funding of abortions reneged on his promise and voted for the bill along with others (who initially promised not to support it) which turned the tide in favor of passing the bill. This is a milestone piece of legislation which expands and creates the biggest entitlement program since the New Deal under FDR. President Obama signed the bill into law on Tuesday. This bill will place additional pressure on the government finances and will require new taxation to fund the provisions of this bill. This debate will continue into the November 20101 elections with the Republicans campaigning to repeal. This legislation is being challenged by several states as being unconstitutional. I mention it in this blog to record the country's slide deeper into socialism as a backdrop for our study of Book of Revelation.