Lies, Lies, and More Lies

Recently, a family member sent me a copy of a document that purportedly examines the Obama health care reform legislation. This document was apparently prepared and issued by the Liberty Counsel, which advertises itself as “A nationwide public interest religious law firm.”

The problem with the document is that is contains either lies or serious misinterpretations of fact. Oh, I know that saying a law firm may have lied may be an invitation to a court room, but…

Facts are facts, and English is English. If the emperor wears no clothes, it isn’t unreasonable to expect someone to say, “My God, the man is naked!” I read through the first page of this document and compared its claims against the text of the bill cited, and found that there is no correlation between the two for any of the statements made on that page. Well, that amazed me.

I’ll put this up-front: I am concerned about the health care reform bills presented in the US House of Representatives and Senate. I’m concerned about:

• The costs involved
• Why the medical insurance industry gets off so lightly
• Whether an insurance scheme will do the job

This blog, however, is not about promoting the bill (HR 3200) submitted in the House of Representatives. Instead, it’s about honesty, honest discourse, and the use of lies to frighten those who the authors must believe are sheep.

By the way, the legislation that the Liberty Counsel’s diatribe examines is the unamended version submitted to the House. There have been changes and there will be more changes. That’s what happens in a Republic.