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(Mankato, MN) – Allen Quist is calling on Congressman Tim Walz to reject the strategy being concocted by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi to “pass” health care without her members ever voting on the bill. It’s accurately called the “Slaughter Strategy,” after Rep. Louise Slaughter, D-NY, who dreamed it up, Quist said.

Quist says it works like this: The House would pass a rule that proclaims that the Senate Health Care Reform bill that passed on Christmas Eve is “deemed” passed in the House without members ever actually voting on it.

The bottom line, says Quist, is that Pelosi is set to declare the Senate Bill to have “deemed to have passed” when it did not actually happen—she is set to say the House effectively passed the bill when it wasn’t even voted on.

Quist notes that our Constitution, Article I, Section 7, states: “Every Bill which shall have passed the House of Representatives and the Senate, shall, before it becomes Law, be presented to the President of the United States;”

This statement in our Constitution clearly means, according to Quist, that, to become law, a bill must pass the House and the Senate and must do so in exactly the same form. By the words: “shall have passed the House of Representatives” is meant to have actually passed, not just “deemed to have passed.”  Our Constitution does not allow “deemed to have passed” as a genuine method of passing law, Quist said.

Quist also said, “All members of Congress have taken an oath to uphold the Constitution of the United States. They have not taken an oath to blindly support Nancy Pelosi. That should make the choice before our lawmakers remarkably simple. Charles Krauthammer wisely said that national decline is a choice. Reaffirmation of freedom is a choice, as well. Members of Congress who vote yes on a fraudulent rule such as this demonstrate contempt for our Republic and for freedom. Let us hope and pray that members of Congress choose wisely.”

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(Mankato, MN) – First District Congressional Candidate, Allen Quist, is calling for an end to what he calls, “the unethical practice of using earmarks to spend taxpayer money.” Quist explained that for this current fiscal year alone, members of both parties have obtained 9,499 earmarks worth $15.9 billion.*

Quist says that earmarks are an abuse of the legislative process because they spend taxpayer money without taxpayers having a genuine say on how that money is spent. “There are no open public hearings on earmarks,” Quist said.

Quist said he is outraged by Congressman Tim Walz’s encouragement of citizens and other groups to bring him earmark requests. “This comes about as close to buying votes as you can get,” Quist stated.

Quist said that asking citizens to participate in an  abuse of governmental process, as Mr. Walz is now doing, is reason enough to look elsewhere for a First District Congressman.

In addition, explained Quist, the federal government is now spending $3 for every $2 it is taking in as revenue. “Balancing the budget obviously doesn’t mean much to legislators who use earmarks,” Quist said.

Quist added that Walz’ comments that “Congressional earmarks do not add to the federal deficit” is complete nonsense and is typical of the fantasy-world that too many legislators live in. Quist echoed the words of Ronald Reagan who said the problem with liberal lawmakers is, “they know so much that isn’t so.”

*Roll Call, March 8, 2010, by Tory Newmyer, Roll Call Staff

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It’s ba-ack! Health-care plan redoubles ‘marriage penalty’

Congressional proposals could penalize couples $10,000 for saying ‘I do’

By Bob Unruh
© 2010 WorldNetDaily

Bills pending in Congress that would nationalize health care by setting up mandatory insurance purchases and fines for not complying could penalize married couples $10,000 annually and are a direct attack on marriage, families and the church because of their discriminatory provisions, according to a congressional candidate.

“This is as awful, I will say evil … this is as evil as it gets,” Allen Quist, who is running to unseat Democrat Tim Walz in Minnesota’s 1st congressional district, told WND.

Quist said the fine print of provisions still alive in both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives deliberately create enormous pressure for couples to live together without marriage – or even get divorced – by charging married couples thousands of dollars more in premiums and fees.

“And it’s deliberate,” Quist added, “This is clearly not accidental.”

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(Mankato, MN) – First Congressional District Candidate Allen Quist said Representative Tim Walz should vote “No” on any health care reform bill that comes back to the House for a vote. “On numerous occasions Rep. Walz promised to represent the people of the First District,” said Quist. “The voters are overwhelmingly opposed to what the Washington politicians are putting together on health care,” Quist added, “and they deserve to have their voices heard,” he said.

Quist said he rejects Walz’s argument that we have to something, and this means we should pass the current proposals up for consideration. “The ‘do something even if it’s wrong’ philosophy has been rejected by the people here,” said Quist.

A major concern of former Minnesota House member Quist is the huge marriage penalty contained in both the House and Senate versions. “There is no way Mr. Walz can justify discrimination against married people,” Quist said. He added that Rep. Walz has an obligation to inform the public of the shocking marriage penalty hidden in the bill he voted for previously.

“Middle class married persons will bear the brunt of the huge financial burden of this health care legislation,” Quist said.

“Real health care reform,” said Quist,” includes solving the malpractice litigation problem along with more competition and flexibility for insurance companies. People’s free choices, along with genuine competition, will be central features of real reform,” he added.

Quist said that if he is elected this coming November, and if the current health care bill has passed, replacing it with real health care reform will be one of his top legislative priorities.

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