Tomorrow the United States House of Representatives is set to vote for the single greatest power grab not only in the history of our nation, but arguably, since the dawn of civilization. They are about to pass a law that will encompass at least 16% (in conservative estimates) of the U. S. economy. They are about to undertake the unprecedented feat of criminalizing a) individuals not having health insurance and b) employers not providing health insurance[1]. One company, Caterpillar, estimates that the new legislation will cost them at least $100 million[2] in the first year alone. The bill as it stands right now will use tax dollars to fund abortions[3] and the since there has been little time to analyze the bill as it undergoes changes, there is no way of knowing what the bill will actually cost[4]. The bill is such an abhorrent piece of legislation that the Democrats are being forced to make up rules as they go just to sneak it by the system of checks and balances, instituted by our founders through our Constitution, to protect the citizenry of the United States[5]. 

Of the 47 million uninsured in the United States 9.7 million are not citizens, at least 14 million are already eligible for other government programs, in 1997 17.6 million made over $50,000 per year (9.1 million over $75,000) and 18.3 million were under the age of 34, many simply choosing not to purchase health insurance[6]. I undersatnd that these numbers can be overwhelming, so where does that leave the number of uninsured? A 2003 Blue Cross Blue Shield study found that the actual number of long term uninsured that were too poor to purchase health insurance but made too much to qualify for government assistance was actually around...wait for it...8.2 million. Based on a population of approximately 300 million people, that means that our Democratically controlled Federal Government is undertaking  all of the above and more for 2% of our population. Make no mistake, this is not about taking care of the least fortunate, there are innumerable ways of accomplishing that goal without completely destroying the greatest healthcare system the world has ever known. No, it is unfortunately about something far more dire. It is simply about control. It is about a political ideologue's agenda that simply thinks the United States of America is a horrible place. It is about taking what has made us the envy of the world over for the better part of the last 234 years and scrapping it so that we can be controlled. The original tea party wasn't actually about the price of tea, it was about an over accumulation, a centralization if you will, of power. Bank bailouts, Wall Street bailouts, AIG, government takeover of Chrysler and General motors, Cap and Trade, crippling debt and attempt to take over 16% of our economy with one program all in the last 12 months, all in violation of our Constitution. These are simply the indisputable facts.

But fear not fellow citizens, our founders were truly the recipients of inspired wisdom. Article I, Section 8 of our great Constitution specifically lays out the twenty specific powers of the Federal Government[7] and the Tenth Amendment retains all other powers for the states and the people[8]. The challenge is whether or not our state will have the courage to simply exercise those rights. In all candor, our Attorney General Terry Goddard has been derelict in his duty as general counsel on behalf of the citizens of Arizona, but it isn't too late. Whether or not Attorney General Goddard fulfills his sworn duty to the citizens of Arizona, I will make you this promise.  When you elect me to the State House of Representatives, those who are negligent in their sworn, solemn duty to protect our citizens from an illegal attempt to shred our Constitution and forever change the country which I love, as God as my witness, they will be held accountable!

Tomorrow will hopefully bring the last of the tyrannical takeover of our healthcare system and more than 16% of our economy. But if it does not, please do not fret, the fight has only just begun and when you send me to the Legislature we will send a message to those who wish to remove the United States from the role of the exceptional. Every generation there are those who wish to snuff out the light of liberty, the beacon of hope that is the United States of America. A charge that was entrusted to our founders  by our Creator. And each time evil has reared its ugly head, normal every day men and women stepped up in extraordinary ways to keep this charge and thwart the aggression, turning back death at its door. This time shall be no different. We stand not at the dusk, but at the dawn. At the rise of the next great American generation. Arizona will return to the forefront as a bastion of Freedom and by the Grace of our Creator, we will lead the way in returning America to the greatness that makes us the exception, not the norm. God bless the citizens of Arizona and the United States of America!

In His Service and Yours,

Brett M Petillo