GOP congressman wants to abolish Medicare

Now there's a way for the Republicans to win over America's hearts and minds! (Just joking!)

After right-wing Rep. Paul Broun Jr. (R-Georgia) introduced a bill that would privatize Medicare, more details about Broun's disdain for Medicare have emerged. (This after privatizing other government services had proven to be a failure.)

Indeed, Broun's bill would replace Medicare benefits with private insurance vouchers. He expects people to buy private insurance even despite the countless stories of insurers refusing to cover medically necessary treatment.

Broun's view for years has been that Medicare, Social Security, and other personal benefit programs are unconstitutional. He never says why. He thinks what he thinks because he thinks it. He needn't argue.

Has Broun ever read the Constitution? The Constitution authorizes programs like Medicare by giving Congress the power to provide for them. It doesn't prohibit these programs in any way.

Broun's view is part of the funhouse mirror distortion of the Constitution that the extreme right has developed in recent years. They claim something is unconstitutional but never provide proof - in the hopes people will believe them. They expect the public's understanding of the Constitution to be molded to fit their agenda.

(Source: http://www.onlineathens.com/stories/102409/new_508293130.shtml)