Sowards: Repeal Yes, Replace No (Continued)

Heather Wilson states that if the U.S. Supreme Court fails to throw out the law, she “will fight to make sure it is repealed and replaced.”
According to his website, “John Sanchez will vote to repeal and replace Obamacare because, as a small business owner, he understands the burden it places on New Mexico businesses.”

With respect, I have to ask – if my Republican opponents seek to repeal and replace Obamacare, exactly what are they intending to replace it with in the next six years to return certainty to the minds of America’s business owners? An eighteen-hundred page omnibus written by craftier, bi-partisan lobbyists? Or, perhaps a fifteen-hundred page liability reform slash unintended consequences bill loaded with pork?
Unlike Heather Wilson and John Sanchez, I don’t believe America can afford to let bureaucrats in Washington dictate health care policy. As a leader of the Conservative Revolution in New Mexico, I reject the notion of replacing Obamacare with another federal program. Replacing the Affordable Care Act amounts to business as usual in Washington and will only increase uncertainty for job creators in every state. America’s once silent majority is now speaking loudly. They know something is dreadfully wrong and are demanding a return to federalism with more local controls.

The rise of the Tea Party movement in 2009 was a direct response to the socialism that has been creeping into our governmental structures over the past hundred years. The American people realized the Affordable Care Act was a gross abuse of power and spoke with their votes at the ballot box in 2010.
And, in 2012, I believe that America, as a whole, will support those candidates that represent their best interests by calling for the restoration of a proper balance between the Federal and State Governments.
It’s high time that Washington listened to the people, respected the Tenth Amendment and secured the Constitutional rights of individuals and States to determine for themselves the best path forward concerning health care. This is the United States of America. We are a free people. As long as we limit and balance power in a manner consistent with the framework envisioned by our Founding Fathers, liberty will endure. So, when considering the Affordable Care Act, known as Obamacare: Repeal, Yes! Replace? The American people have spoken and their answer is, most assuredly, NO!