[at-l] Fwd: Apology to People's Republic of China

[thornel@attglobal.net (W F Thorneloe)]

Just to correct one point, there is a constitutional right to health care 
(as opposed to health insurance) if you meet one of a very few 
qualifications: 1) you are a convicted felon residing in a state, 
territorial or federal prison; or 2) you are a Native American living on 
reservation under the protection of the Bureau of Indian Affairs. There is 
some limited right to "insurance" if you are impoverished or a minor and 
qualify for a variety of government sponsored programs managed by the 
states - although this is really only taxpayer subsidized payment for 
healthcare.

Additionally, this is a Federal Republic, not just a Constitutional 
Republic. The defeat of the secessionist Southern states in the Second War 
of Independence (aka Civil War) established that national status.

OrangeBug

At 11:46 AM 4/17/2001 -0700, Tim Rich wrote:
>....  For
>those bleating for socialized medicine, there's no constitutional right to
>health insurance.  We don't live under a democracy, or mob rule.  We live in
>a constitutional republic.