GOP leaders in Congress - hoping the U.S. Supreme Court will strike down Obamacare - are looking to reroute funding for health care to military budgets. It's a move people of faith must resist. Politico reports:
If the Supreme Court strikes down the health care reform law, that loss for President Barack Obama could be a win for the Pentagon.
That's because Congress could find itself flush, thanks to billions of dollars that were allocated to fund "Obamacare" that won't be spent if parts of the law are knocked down. And that money would be freed up just as a battle over automatic cuts to the Defense Department budget heats up on the Hill.
He explained that the process wouldn't be hard: Any House committee, likely the armed services or Defense appropriations panels, could send a recommendation to the House Budget Committee for consideration. The deal could move through a reconciliation bill, which is a common tactic to move business along in Congress.
Members of those committees said it's an option they'd consider.
"If the Supreme Court strikes down Obamacare, I would certainly support using the savings to replace the cuts contained in the FY 2013 Obama budget. I believe that most GOP Defense appropriators and House Armed Services Committee members would feel the same way," said Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla), who sits on the House Defense Appropriations Subcommittee.
For Christians, the responsibility on how to respond is clear. We need to continue to work towards a health care system that covers every American. It is our moral obligation. Robbing people of their health care to expand military budgets is contrary to the values of our faith.
