Let's Just Stop Writing Laws

Why write any laws and do away with government altogether. I'm sure the selective Republicant's would love that, and the Libertarians would as well. Our country was not based on anarchy and we are a governmental system. That government was meant to support our freedoms with a set of common laws. While there were Christians in those who founded America they were not like some of the "with us or against us" faiths but were supportive of all faiths or lack thereof. So if we follow that logic that says illegals will sign up anyway why not just take what we want until we are stopped by someone stronger and better armed.

While I certainly understand the argument made, I have to say the bill has specific language barring illegal immigrants from using the health plan. If illegal immigrants go to a hospital right now what would happen in an emergency situation? Right they would be cared for like anyone else.

This plan is definitive and excludes illegal immigrants and any breaking of the law is like any other illegal act. Should we not have theft laws because some people will still steal?

In the meantime legal Americans who have worked hard and lost coverage due to a layoff can still be covered. Why do some fight so hard to exclude the already excluded and in the process harm their fellow American elderly, children and everyone in between.

"The language of the health care bill, in regard to coverage of illegal immigrants, is obscure and can be understood to cover illegal immigrants but also to exclude them. President Obama assures the American people that illegal immigrants will not be covered; however, recently the House Ways and Means Committee rejected an amendment that would have required the government to verify that those enrolling in the "public plan" are not illegal immigrants.

Without a system in place to verify an individual’s immigration status, how will we identify those here illegally? We can’t, that may just be the point." ~ Christina Wijfjes-Smit Mesa Independent Examiner

This is what the White House communicated:

"Undocumented immigrants would not be able to buy private insurance on the exchange. Those who are lawfully present in this country would be able to participate.

Undocumented immigrants would be able to buy insurance in the non-exchange private market, just as they do today. That market will shrink as the exchange takes hold, but it will still exist and will be subject to reforms such as the bans on pre-existing conditions and caps.

Verification will be required when purchasing health insurance on the exchange. One option is the SAVE program (Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements) which states currently use to make sure that undocumented immigrants don't participate in safety-net programs for which they are ineligible.

There would be no change in the law that requires emergency rooms to treat people who need emergency care, including undocumented immigrants. There is already a federal grant program that compensates states for emergency room costs associated with treatment of undocumented immigrants, a provision sponsored by a Republican lawmaker." ~ Domenico Montanaro MSNBC First Read

So let's Just Stop Writing Any Laws