…It’s about control. Power. Consolidation. Future management advantages over newly-turned subjects.
And what better way to do that, in a broken constitutional republic, than by creating ever new clients by “nudging” them toward the conditions for their deciding it fortuitous to follow their own “economic best interests” — that is, by creating the necessity of dependency on government, then presenting yourself as the sugar daddy willing to fund the wants and needs of those you’ve molested into beggars.
And there’s some evidence mounting that this was a goal not only in affect, but one that was actively sought after through the dishonest veneer of health insurance reform. Diana West:
Could Obamacare be the biggest voter registration fraud scheme in the history of the world?
This is the bombshell assessment of a pair of conservative activists: Gregg Phillips, founder of Voters Trust, and Catherine Engelbrecht of True the Vote. Both groups are conservative nonprofits focused on election integrity.
What helped Phillips and Engelbrecht draw this conclusion, which Breitbart News reported this week, is almost as amazing as the conclusion itself: Left-wing groups and media have for some time been openly discussing Obamacare as a vehicle for so-called Motor Voter registration. Motor Voter is the law that makes voter registration a part of driver’s license applications. In fact, the 1993 law also requires any government office that provides “public assistance” to make voter registration part of the process. Since many applicants applying for coverage in the Obamacare “insurance marketplace” – the infamously malfunctioning healthcare.gov website – will be eligible for Medicaid (public assistance), not “Marketplace coverage,” voter registration by law must be part of the available health insurance package.
Presto – 68 million voters, registered with the help of Obamacare “navigators.” Wanna bet whether these new voters will trend Democrat or Republican?
Of course, “presto” doesn’t literally describe the pace of this massive voter registration project, but just give it time. This is the finding, not of conservatives Phillips and Engelbrecht, but of a report by Demos, a left-wing organization funded by George Soros. The report’s title says it all: “Building a Healthy Democracy: Registering 68 Million People to Vote through Health Benefit Exchanges.”
Conservative commentator and former New York Lt. Gov. Betsy McCaughey has written about this aspect of Obamacare, highlighting similar evidence in the program of a “cynical scheme of enrolling Democratic voters.” Earlier this year, McCaughey noted that the Obamacare law “outsourced” the all-important job of enrolling the uninsured in health plans to community organizations. Why does this matter? McCaughey explained it this way: “Community activists” – Obamacare “navigators” – “can say and do things that government employees can’t, such as urging people to register as Democrats.” She continued: “There is nothing wrong with encouraging voting. But a government employee (for example, at the DMV) is legally barred from saying you should become a Democrat. A community organizer can say it and will. … The Obama health law transforms community organizations into a fifth estate with steady government funding but without government rules.”
It’s worth pointing out two addenda here: first, that this very same “navigation” scheme — which funds leftwing groups who will work to walk people through new government policy — is attached to “comprehensive immigration reform,” which John Boehner and the boys are actively pursuing for their corporatist cronies, while the Democrats are pursuing it to create a logistical climate that takes away key states from Republicans, ensuring that they can never win national elections through the electoral college ever again: this is something they’ve written on (see my post on the Juice Box Mafia’s hubris to get an insight into their motivations for braying about their successes), discussing the blueprint for turning red states into purple and then blue states.
Second, the GOP’s complicity in this — which would mean that, at the national level, they’d maintain a minority status, unless they could run and win with what, 50-years ago, we might have called Kennedy Democrats, but they’ve concluded that such is not a terrible position to be in: disgruntled citizens angry at the leftist takeover of the country will funnel their frustrations to the GOP in the form of campaign contributions, and the GOP can run perpetually as the adversarial party promising to bring about change should they ever achieve the position of power they know, from a logistical standpoint, they’ll never attain. And even if they do? Well, they only have a certain portion of governmental control, and that means they are essentially powerless. Which is why they need more money to elect more Republicans.
And so on.
The fact of the matter is, ObamaCare is just a rather large iteration of the kind of moves progressives need to make to achieve their end game. And that end game, as they’ve made clear, is fundamental transformation of the US.
Which wouldn’t be as despicable if there were at least honest about it. But what the New Left learned in the 60s and early 70s is that, if they have any chance of having their ideology take root and prevail, they’d need to dress it in the trappings of the constitutional system they so deplore.
That’s where we are today. Theater. Broken institutions. Play acting at being a representative republic when what we are — across party lines in many cases — is a liberal fascist state.
If such pronouncements offend your nuanced sensibilities I apologize. For telling you truths you refuse to acknowledge, which makes you feel uncomfortable. Which in turn marks me as intolerant.
Christ, what has happened to the shining city on a hill?
(h/t eCurmudgeon)
Christ, what has happened to the shining city on a hill?
That’s a hard hard question. Patrick Deneen takes a stab at getting down to it.
Court strikes down mandate for birth control in ObamaCare
Meghan’s coward daddy says elections have consequences and judgeslut John Roberts just makes shit up
shining city on a hill lol
America is a pitiful fascist rogue whorestate what does not value freedom
The same thing that’s happened to all earthly cities throughout human history.
It got buried in its own shit.
Of course, that’s more metaphorical than literal –these days. But for how much longer?
Who was it that said something like the easiest way to understand the actions of an organization is to assume it’s being run by a cabal of its enemies?
I think we can safely say that in the case of the GOP, it’s true.
Should all work according to plan unless the masses start voting the “wrong way”.
If an navigatee insists on registering Republican, I wonder what would happen to his application.
Coming soon, navigating advocates to help “the disadvantaged” figure out the intricacies of the election ballots everyone will be required to submit by mail.
Because nothing says democracy like 100% participation!
navigate this, wanton obamaslut
If a navigator wants to register people in Georgia as Democrats, more power to him. I’ll gladly watch him search for that checkbox on the form.
If forced to it, you could always register as Democrat, then write in a non-Democrat’s name on the primary ballot.
It only matters for the primary, right?
Nothin’ says power like spendin’ money no-one has on a problem that doesn’t exist:
*** Through the stroke of a pen, President Obama on Friday used his executive powers to elevate and take control of climate change policies in an attempt to streamline sustainability initiatives – and potentially skirt legislative oversight and push a federal agenda on states.
The executive order establishes a task force of state and local officials to advise the administration on how to respond to severe storms, wildfires, droughts and other potential impacts of climate change. The task force includes governors of seven states — all Democrats — and the Republican governor of Guam, a U.S. territory. Fourteen mayors and two other local leaders also will serve on the task force. ***
– We’re going to have a lot of firing to do in 2014. Take that anyway you’d like to.
– Wait. Hold it. You mean to imply that ObamaCare isn’t about health care and to save the children…..
*smack*…..Whaaaa?….Oh…….Sorry.
maybe this will be like the task force on jobs
Alas, I’m afraid he really means it this time.
Unlike jobs, he cares about this shit.
I’m holding out for the Praetorian Guard to make a move.
– Well yeah, but she sure can’t say they fail to meddle every fucking chance they get.
used his executive powers to elevate and take control of climate change policies
– This must be how he hones his leading from behind skills, by deep involvement in nonexistant high level issues.
The task force includes governors of seven states — all Democrats
Well, we want it to be representative, and Republicans only run 30 of the 57 States… it’s not like it’s a 3/5 supermajority or anything.
— and the Republican governor of Guam, a U.S. territory.
See, you nutbag wingers? He’s even got a Republican on it, so suck it!
{/Chiroptera Lunaris}
didn’t guam tip over from too much military?
Naw — Pharaoh Tumuchoomin caused the oceans to subside on one side, making it lean to the left.
OMG. 68 million people registering to vote! In a representative democracy none the less!
Because crazy-assed Republicans only have a chance if a big chunk of citizens don’t vote.
Gad, are you still hanging around? Go peddle your papers, kid.
” 68 million people registering to vote!”
i have no problem with this if it directs them to the rnc or libertarian party. now having your “health insurance” connected to the ruining class party affiliation might be problematic troll
OMG. 68 million people registering to vote! In a representative democracy none the less!
68 million people registering to vote? Not a problem. 68 million people being registered to vote by non-vetted, community activist Obamacare “Navigators” who are able and free to encourage the new voter to “Vote Democrat and Vote Often!” (and who aren’t the most reliable when it comes to demanding proof of actual citizenship first). Yeah, I’d say that’s a problem.
I’m sure you would have no problem whatsoever if those 68 million people could only be registered by Tea Party members, who would of course be demanding proof of citizenship and scrutinizing documentation. Right? Because a representative democracy!
You are even more clueless than we have been led to believe.
if this is really america why aren’t there people you can call in the early evening what will bring you toasty warm corn chips and guacamole
FTFY.
you keep runnin round fixin shit sooner or later the king’s gonna take notice
just a friendly warning
and who aren’t the most reliable when it comes to demanding proof of actual citizenship
Mickey Mouse IS a citizen, pal, and so are the starting lineup of the Dallas Cowboys offensive line. Who are you to say that they shouldn’t be allowed to vote for Harry Reid?
Mickey Mouse IS a citizen except for he’s under magically perpetual copyright with overtones of Jewish Influence In Media
He needs fixin.
It’s supposed to be a representative republic, dumbass.
68 million non citizen Mickey mouses want health insurance.
I have a great idea. If it’s so easy to just tell people how to vote, why don’t y’all knock on doors offering freedom and sign people up.
I mean, if these 68 million were just sitting there why didn’t your team sign them up a long time ago?
Bought your CatholicCare policy yet, Slaphead?
Tick-tock!
68 million non citizen Mickey mouses want health insurance.
Then let them pay for it out of THEIR pockets, not mine. Is that too tough for you to grasp? No one here is against immigration, they are against illegal immigration. There is lots of room, just sign the damned guest book on the way in.
Just ask the American Indian what happens when you don’t control immigration.
Hell, just as the Mexicans what happens when you not only fail to control immigration, but fail to assimilate your immigrants.
Two Steves in One!
Just like the NYT.
The media turn on the Padisah Emperor of the Known Universe?
They’re too in awe of his genius and numen for that, Somebody’d have to make him bleed first. And for that to even happen, you’d first have to get his skinny black ass off the fucking golf course. Or away from Sports Center, as the case may be.
No. The Praetorian Cohorts will remain loyal. At least until the 2016 campaign is under way. And then, they won’t turn on him so much as away from him toward the new hawtness. And even then, that won’t be personal, just business.
– If Bumblefuck had a son…..now this guy I could believe would fit the part.
Obama has, and is part of a cult, a cargo cult. They mimic the outward appearance of the intelligent and competent but that is all it is, virtual intelligence, virtual competence. In the Kingdom of Magic only the will to power is all too real.
Wait, so hellomynameisimbecile wants 68 million non-citizens to vote? Dude.
– The will to power is a pyrettic achievement if the limo breaks down on the way to the awards dinner, and they misspell your name on the Oscar.
– The schizoid nature of the “Narrative” based editorials swarming through the driveby media shows the usual Marxo-Socialist projection efforts. The Democrats are in real trouble for 2014/2016, but Americans still love OCare in spite of the disasterous rollout, but the GOP has no response to O’Care, but the Dems could lose the Senate and even the WH, but the rift with the Tea party has the Conservatives in a shambles, but Obama is having grassroots trouble with Dems that are up for election, but the shutdown really hurt the GOP, but the Dems and Obama are at their lowest approval rating and dropping.
– You almost get the feeling that the experts are really in chaos this time. Most likely what we are witnessing is a simply a full blown system failure ramping up for the final act.
Ya think?
We may have the dumbest experts in history.
Not just dumb.
But quoted as if they had no part in what is happening.
Who knew that the Feds run everything on Apple IIIs.
Not so much. That’s obviously a number for people who don’t have health insurance (most of whom did have it before Obamacare hit, but let’s leave that aside).
Before Obamacare did its damage, most of those who didn’t have it didn’t want it. It was an expense they didn’t consider necessary because like everybody else in their age group they’re young and bulletproof.
The rosy predictions for Obamacare’s success was based on the notion that somehow those young people would flock to the exchanges and sign up because (as the helloournamesaremygoditsfullofsteves collective stupidly assume) they want it but don’t have it because they can’t get it.
Thanks to the website fiasco (these are the people you want in charge of your healthcare????????), young people are not flocking to the exchanges. They may be emotional and easily led, but that is not the same as being easily herded.
68 million?
I’d like a citation on that number, por favor.
Ass-pulls need no citation, citizen, they are invented by the best and brightest for you to accept and ingest.
– Yeah Pablo, The fucked-up-idness has reached a stage where its practically impossible to be sarcastic, or say something, anything, thats not sardonic, ironic, or sounds moronic, all the more so since it is actually happening.
….They may be emotional and easily led, but, ZOMG, when they look into the monolith they see Stars!!!
…I don’t think the program’s success should be judged by the ratio of private insurance to Medicaid.
– Its safe to say most people don’t think its fair they don’t get an all expenses paid vacation to the South Pacific every year, but thems the breaks. Thats what happens when you are all about perceptions. Its all about how the program will be “judged” for these people. They can’t grasp the concepts of reality and doing, only optics.
– I still don’t think they understand what it means to ObamaCare if only new medicaids are signed up, and the young go MIA.
– The schizoid continues…..two articles one right after the other:
* Sticker shock often follows insurance cancellation
…but….
* Survey: few americans report negative obamacare impact
I like the “private insurance vs Medicaid” trope. It sounds so much more pleasant than paying customers vs freeloaders or hosts vs parasites.
Freedom, steverrhoid? We’ve had the freedom to win or lose based on our own actions and qualifications here in the USA for over 200 years. But that’s changed, and recently: when people gain goods and services not based on their own efforts and qualifications but on centralized government largess, they lose their freedoms to the government. Freedom is measurable; it’s inversely correlated to dependency on Government.
Those 68M ‘illegal immigrants’ Democrats are wooing with our kid’s futures are not caring so much about freedom; that concept is so far beyond their immediate concerns that it’s not even registering. Compare them to the current ‘lost generations’ of ‘Americans’ who are voting for Obama’s far-Left Democrats? they are spoiled for having been born to and immersed in ‘freedom’ for their entire worthless lives, having no understanding of what is the lack of freedom.
Truthfully, I have more respect for the 68M ‘illegal immigrants’ than I do for the stupid shitstains who’ve voted for Barack Hussein Obama, and thus against sustaining our freedoms.
The pro-fascism side of the aisle is getting increasingly more screechy as the days go by. “Shut up!” they explain on all the talk shows. “You people who want to reform entitlements want to take food stamps away from our Military!” I guess the whole idea that our armed forces families are even on food stamps doesn’t strike them as absurd and unconscionable. The Sunday shows ought to be interesting.
I predict by the middle to latter part of next week they will be curled up in the fetal position unless the Wan decides to drop some bombs on a ME country. Then they’ll be puffed up with faux patriotism.
[they] will be curled up in the fetal position….
– Yeah, but look at the pant leg crease!
Anybody reckon that it is beginning to dawn on the non-worshipping supporters of Pambasileias ClownDisaster that there’s a connection between the abiding and absolute refusal to make public his academic record and the morass of tarpit into which his chosen policy sinks today?
But then, who among them will want to openly admit they personally have been the crowned champion chumps of all US history?
– If P.T.Barnum was alive today he’d be the richest man in the world, hands down.
“But then, who among them will want to openly admit they personally have been the crowned champion chumps of all US history?”
Yes. They’re in a similar situation to the townspeople in Huckleberry Finn who kept quiet about being ripped off by the “King” and the “Duke”, so that their fellows would also fall victim.
http://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2013/10/11/dr-ben-carson-making-waves-again-obamacare-worst-thing-since-slavery/
Jeff,
Dr Ben is rocking the same tune
That got covered Danger, back around when it happened.
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