"Vote NO -- Don't Be Bullied..."

Remember this?
Such a short time ago...

The Irish people got it right, essentially;
their "leaders" and expert policymakers did not listen...

Back then, capping off a post on Tim Russert's death, I wrote here:

IN OTHER NEWS: How 'bout those Irish voters?

You give something away too quickly, as many believe the U.S. did signing the NAFTA treaty, and only later do you realize how pretty much impossible it is to turn back the clock and reclaim sovereignty.* I think the Irish, for one, still appreciate what precious drippings that meat can provide...

Seems so long ago...
Too bad the alleged wise men just wouldn't take "NO" for an answer, and kept on, until they got the answer they wanted.

In retrospect, the people got it right the first time around...

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* The mandate to stick us all in a privatized insurance pool, to "hold up" an ailing and failing healthcare finance system for the time being by seizing assets from those not playing, nor interested in playing, in that game ... I see as similar.

If we're going down, do you chain everyone together?
Or do you leave room for the very American value of Choice -- which came well before Hope and Change, and to this mind, is the only realistic way some will be able to save themselves... by budgeting according to their own personal needs, by looking out for their own health and financial needs, and not by being dragged into a network that primarily serves the needs of others.

Remember: it ain't free-riding if you've no outstanding bills, and are budgeting and paying your own way in life. Now is the time to push back -- when forces are conspiring to eliminate personal choice, and propagandize bad from those who still instinctively understand the importance of personal sovereignty, at all costs.