It's time to pass true healthcare reform by getting the federal government out, repealing current regulations that stifle competition, dismantling programs that require no monetary contribution, and setting the market free to promote competition and provide efficient, effective, and innovative health care.

What is currently happening behind closed doors with Rahm Emanuel and Sen. Harry Reid is anything but transparent. It reminds me of the old style, smoke filled room type politics I remember as characterized in the cartoons from my youth. This is certainly not a representative republic in action, let alone any type of democratic rule. It makes those writing the final version of healthcare reform look more like Afghani cronies rather than like the leaders of the FREE world. Where is the debate and enlightening discourse? Why the secrecy? What are they hiding?

Vote for freedom. Any legislation that requires participation and imposes punishment on those who don't comply does not value the liberty of the individual over the collective good. Our country was predicated on protecting the rights of the individual over those of the collective. Remember, one of the roles of government is to protect the minority from the tyranny of the majority. Please vote to preserve my liberty. At a minimum, please pledge not to vote on any bill you have not read and do not fully understand.