Dodd: ‘Every American’ Has ‘Right’ To Health Care

FinkelBlog ^ | Mark Finkelstein

[governsleastgovernsbest]

Life, liberty and the . . . “right” to health care?

Chris Dodd has proclaimed that “every American” has the “right” to health care. He said so on tonight’s Countdown, while reminiscing about Ted Kennedy.

If health care is a “right,” what about food, shelter and clothing? Are they all legally enforceable rights? Where do these “rights” derive from? What country are we living in? Is it one that the Founders would recognize?

Here was Dodd, getting misty about Ted with guest host Lawrence O’Donnell, and describing a “right” some of us didn’t realize existed . . .

View video here.

[paul51]

We can come up with 'rights' in this country almost as fast we can come up with laws. It should be obvious they are both designed to control the serfs.

[Ezekiel]

A right to health care. But no right to life.

What satan sez... no death panels you paranoids... "You shall not surely die."

How long before a new earthquake fault is discovered under Capitol Hill?

[paul51]

no

[denydenydeny]

As I always point out, “health care” is not an ambient resource like air, or an intrinsic quality like the pursuit of happiness. “Health care” requires the active labor of others, so saying that health care is a right means that you believe you have a right to the active labor of others, regardless of your ability or even desire to pay for it.

This is what slaveowners believe.

[windsorknot]

No, thanks. But I will take some arugola and Dijon mustard with it. :>)

[mware]

No doubt, according to your frakin “rights” idiots, every American is also entitled to: A car A home To not have to work but live off of social services and unemployment A college degree A job

Geeze, dont give him any ideas, cranked.

[Harmless Teddy Bear]

How about a right to sweetheart morgage deals?

[paul51]

He's absolutely right. Every American has a right to health care. In fact, everybody has a right to health care, American or not. They just don't have the right to make anybody else pay for it.

Health care is neither a right or a privilege. It is a necessity. There is a big difference.

[potlatch]

Thanks Chris. I was here earlier. I’m trying to decide what ‘I have a right to’ so I can request it.... . .

[governsleastgovernsbest]

“Someone “OWES” me a J-O-B .. doncha think?”

No! You should not be forced to work. That is cruel and unusual punishment. You are entitled to all your needs, and a few wants. It’s right there, in the Constitution. Or somewhere.

[traditional1]

That was BEFORE Obozo-Care!

You ALWAYS had the right to choose if you wanted it, AND PAID FOR IT accordingly.

Now, we're gonna be FORCED to buy THEIR choice, AND to PAY FOR OTHERS' BENEFIT.

This is total bullshit.

[MadMax, the Grinning Reaper]

I’m losing my health insurance next week. Dod can use some of his funny money to buy me a good policy.

Yeah, when pigs fly!

[GregoTX]

What that filthy nationalist socialist democrat pig means by that is the GOVERNMENT HAS THE RIGHT TO CONTROL HEALTHCARE.

[writer33]

I have a right to help others retire Chris Dodd to private life.

[CPT Clay]

Who give us that right?

Should we go to war with other countries who deny this “right” to their citizens?

[potlatch]

[I have a right to help others retire Chris Dodd to private life.]

Yes, that is an honorable ambition!

[spodefly]

What a twisted, perverted world this has become where people now believe they have a “right” to the efforts and labor of others.

[writer33]

Yes it is honorable indeed.

[eeriegeno]

This clown can say this because we have left him there too long! He should have been term-limited 20 years ago!

[SunkenCiv]

If health care is a "right," what about food, shelter and clothing? Are they all legally enforceable rights?

Thanks governsleastgovernsbest.