The enormous cafeteria at Lexington High School was filled to overflowing last night for a town hall meeting conducted by Congressman Joe Wilson. Health care reform was the primary topic of concern. Participants tossed their questions into a box before the meeting and Wilson responded to them for a few hours.
Wilson said the US Constitution allows for government to have a role in health care. But he said that role should be limited. “It should be limited to do for us what we cannot do for ourselves. Ronald Reagan said that. But it doesn’t mean you do everything for everybody anytime. President Reagan also said, “any government large enough to give you everything is large enough to take everything away.”
That statement drew more than 30 seconds of applause. [click to continue…]
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