Ahern right on reform

John Ahern is correct. We should not accept any health care reform from Congress without significant tort reform. I also agree that insurance companies need to be allowed to compete across state lines. Both ideas would considerably reduce health care costs and perhaps eliminate the excuse to rush recklessly into a single-payer socialist system.

Let me add to Ahern’s list: Congress and the president must be under the exact health care system as the rest of us. Our founding fathers never intended this great nation to have an elected elite. Yet this is exactly what Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, President Barack Obama and the Democrats are attempting to do with this multi-trillion dollar plan, which they are asking our great-grandchildren yet unborn to purchase for us, plus interest.

Regardless if you’re a conservative, moderate, liberal, Democrat or Republican, write Cathy McMorris Rodgers, Maria Cantwell and Patty Murray. Tell them that without significant tort reform, insurance competition across state lines and Congress under the same system, no health care reform.

If the elected fail to include any of the aforementioned list, then no money, no support and no vote for them, ever. We the people shall not be ignored.

M.W. Monroe

Spokane