At issue, can the Government force you to buy a Product?

From Eric Dondero:

The Missouri Health Care Freedom Act is set to go to a vote of the electorate on Aug. 3. It's being compared to the first shots fired in the Revolutionary War at Lexington & Concord. If Missouri votes for repeal, other states will almost immediately follow.

From SolidPrinciples blog:

Have no doubt – this is the first shot fired against the power grab known as Obamacare. If successful, if we beat back this overreach of federal power in Missouri, other states will move forward. Should we fail – especially with low voter turnout, the media,the Obama administration and Congressional Democrats will gain a second wind. I can think of few things more disastrous leading into November than giving the Democrats hope.

Why should you care? What does a Missouri proposition have to do with the other 49 states? MHCFA represents the first battle in the war against the bureaucratic, tax-happy nightmare that has saddled Americans over the last century. Just as the Supreme Court gun cases are changing the debate on the Second Amendment back to gun ownershig being a fundamental right, states signalling their refusal to go along with individual and employer mandates will alter the debate on the proper role of the federal government. At issue is a single idea – can the government compel you to purchase a product they design simply because you’re a US citizen?

The simple language on the ballot will read:

Shall the Missouri Statutes be amended to:

Deny the government authority to penalize citizens for refusing to purchase private health insurance or infringe upon the right to offer or accept direct payment for lawful healthcare services?

Modify laws regarding the liquidation of certain domestic insurance companies?

Republican Party, Libertarian Party united against Democrat big government program

Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder (photo) has been at the forefront of the repeal effort. A Republican under a Democrat Gov. Kinder filed suite in federal court to allow Missouri to opt out, in addition to the ballot measure.

The Missouri GOP is fully behind Kinder and the Repeal effort. Lloyd Smith, Executive Director of the MO GOP said:

Missouri Republicans have been at the forefront of protecting state sovereignty from the federal government’s onslaught of onerous regulations and mandates. Thanks to the General Assembly, Missouri voters will be the first in the nation to go to the polls and make their voice heard against the Obama-Pelosi-Reid health care bill. And now, Lt. Governor Peter Kinder has taken legal action, alleging that the health care bill violates the rights of Missourians from all walks of life.

The Missouri Libertarian Party is also strongly backing the measure. From LPMO.org:

The Missouri Libertarian Party passed a resolution to endorse Proposition C, the Healthcare Freedom Act, which is a referendum on the August 3rd primary ballot. Proposition C is a first in the nation opportunity for Missouri voters to push back against some of the blatantly unconstitutional provisions of the Obamacare legislation, said Dr. Cisse Spragins, Missouri LP state chair (photo). Besides being unconstitutional, the mammoth 2000+ page bill was rammed through despite the fact that a majority of Americans opposed it. Even those who were initially in favor of the legislation are beginning to understand its negative ramifications, and the fact that it is in many respects corporate welfare for insurance and pharmaceutical companies, Spragins added.

There has been little coverage in the liberal media, which could indicate that they are expecting to lose. However, turn-out is a great concern for the GOP and the MHCFA coalition.

mohealthfreedom.org

Note - Colorado has a similar initiative measure headed for the ballot in November.