Washington Has Lost It's Way

Last night’s vote solidified for me why I founded the Arkansas Tea Party. These people in Washington have lost their way. They have forgotten why America is the greatest nation in the world. They forgot the principles in which our nation is grounded.

Although polls indicate that the majority of American voters oppose the current direction the health care reform legislation is heading, Senator Reid plans to proceed anyway. In the dead of night, the Majority Leader took a major step towards passing this redistribution of wealth legislation. Not only is Senator Reid disregarding the will of the people, he is forcing this legislation during one of the most sacred times of the year.

Senator Reid and his party have forgotten their oath of office, that being to defend the Constitution. Now Senator Reid thinks healthcare is a right.

“It acknowledges, finally, that healthcare is a fundamental right -- a human right -- and not just a privilege for the most fortunate.”

Really? The core of our Constitution is freedom and liberty. Where is the freedom and liberty in wealth redistribution, mandating citizens to buy a private good from a private company and taking control of 1/6 the American economy.

This congress has forgotten the principles in which this country was founded. It's no wonder that the Tea Party Movement is ahead in the polls above other political organizations.

66% of American voters think the government should be smaller yet Sen. Lincoln and 59 other senators say yes to government take over of 1/6 of Americans economy and making a historic power grab.

Thomas Jefferson said it best: "In question of power, then, let no more be heard of confidence in man, but bind him down from mischief by the chains of the Constitution."

The insurance mandate in the current health care bill is the first time in American history that the government is mandating that citizens purchase something from a private company and if they do not they are in violation of the law.

All of this is almost surreal. America became the most stable, prosperous and free nation in the world grounded in the root of the Constitution. Now Senator Reid and other want to add rights that take away liberty from the American people.

Either Arkansas senator could have been a voice of the people, yet they decided to be the voice of Washington. I am the only Arkansas candidate who has been fighting this congress from the beginning. We need a new voice in Washington, a voice for the people, grounded in our founding principles and willing to stand up for what is right not only for our State but for our country.

Please join my team today by going to my website. We can restore our country to what it was founded on.