







Thomas Paine's version of "you didn't build that":
"Separate an individual from society,and give him an island or a continent to possess,and he cannot acquire personal property. He cannot be rich. So inseparably are the means connected with the end,in all cases,that where the former do not exist the latter cannot be obtained. All accumulation, therefore,of personal property,beyond what a man's own hands produce, is derived to him by living in society; and he owes on every principle of justice,of gratitude,and of civilization,a part of that accumulation back again to society from whence the whole came"
Submitted by Leah
Rep. Alan Grayson (D-Fla.) took to the floor Wednesday night to read the names of those who had died from lack of health insurance in Republican districts.
Grayson also read stories from his website Namesofthedead.com, which collects health care tragedies from around the country.
“Is it really asking too much of us that we keep people alive?” he asked. Later he added,
“We can save these people, or we can let them die.”
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Part II:
Rep. Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.) called for the clerk to take down Grayson’s words — leading to an adjournment. But when the House reconvened, Grayson continued naming Republican representatives and the dead in their districts.
Part III
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