Fellow Patriots,

We have to stop Obamacare right here in South Carolina.

HB 3738, the bill titled “The Health Benefit Exchange Act” is the first step that states are mandated to take to implement Obamacare. This bill is scheduled to be heard TOMORROW by the Ways & Means committee.

South Carolina has joined with 27 other states in challenging the constitutionality of Obamacare and we are winning. HB 3738 is NOT a plan B, there cannot be a plan B when we have not exhausted plan A, we must stand firm. Our legislators have been deceived into thinking that we must have HB 3738 in place to avoid the federal government setting up the exchange for SC but this is NOT true, the guidelines for setting up an exchange are so arbitrary that if it is necessary we have years to do so, it does not need to be and should NOT be implemented now.

NOW we must continue our fight, we must educate our state representatives on the dangers of appearing double minded. Rumor has it that HB 3738 is planned to be added to the Ways and Means Committee agenda at the last minute and passed without discussion.

What can we do?

1. Call these state representatives:

Anderson County:
*   Rep. Dan Cooper*, chairman of Ways and Means – (803) 734-3144 or (864)260-4025
*   Rep. Brian White* – (803) 734-3113

Greenville County:
*   Rep. Dwight Loftis* – (803) 734-3101

Laurens County:
*   Rep. Mike Pitts* – (803) 734-2830

Aiken County:
*   Rep. Roland Smith *- (803) 734-3114

Lexington County:
*   Rep. Kenny Bingham* – (803) 734-3138
*Rep. Mac Toole* – (803) 734-2973
*Rep. Chip Huggins* – (803) 734-2971

2. Email. www.scstatehouse.gov click the link to email your representative

3. Visit your state legislator in Columbia TOMORROW at noon. The committee meeting is scheduled to take place an hour and a half after session adjourns, we estimate this to be around 1:30PM. Help with transportation, carpooling opportunities, and/or gas money is available for those willing to volunteer their time.

4. Reach out to at least two other people to call or email these representatives as well.

5. Read about the potential detrimental effects of HB 3738: www.cato.org

From Fox News

In a legal blow to the Obama administration, a U.S. District Court Judge ruled that a key provision of the recently-enacted health care law requiring individuals to have health insurance is unconstitutional.

U.S. District Court Judge Henry Hudson wrote in his opinion that the legal provision mandating health coverage, specifically known as Sec. 1501, “exceeds the constitutional boundaries of Congressional power” and should be stripped from the law. [Read more →]

By Bart Stupak

When I saw that Kathleen Parker’s March 24 op-ed, “Stupak’s original sin,” defined me as a “backstabber,” it reminded me of a Bible verse. Matthew 7:3 asks, “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye?”

The true motives of many blogs and organizations claiming to be pro-life have become clear in recent days: to politicize life issues as a means to defeat health care reform. One group even sent an e-mail to supporters saying they are “working feverishly to stop this legislation from going forward.” [Read more →]

By Shikha Dalmia, posted on 03.24.2010 at Forbes.com

President Barack Obama came into office promising hope and change. But he might get more change than he hoped for. By foisting ObamaCare on a deeply unwilling country he might have set the stage for the largest civil disobedience movement since the civil rights era, which, if it plays its cards right, could undo his legislation and his legacy. [Read more →]