TO: All Legislators
FROM: Representative Leah Vukmir and
Senator Ted Kanavas
RE: Co-Sponsorship of LRB 3966/1 relating to: the right of the people to
contract privately for health care
** Deadline 10:00 AM, February 13th, 2008 **
We are introducing, for first consideration, the following amendment to Article I, Section 27 of the Wisconsin Constitution:
“The
people have the right to enter into private contracts with health care
providers for health care services and to purchase private health care
coverage. The legislature may not require any person to participate in
any state−sponsored health care system or plan.”
We
believe these rights are fundamental to individual liberty and that the
state should not have the power or authority to compel its citizens to
participate in a state-sponsored health care system.
Unfortunately,
these rights are under attack in our state and we believe the citizens
should be allowed to speak for themselves on the question.
This
proposal was inspired by the citizens of Arizona who are working to
present a similar initiative to the voters this fall. According to one
poll, 71% of Arizona voters surveyed would vote for an amendment to
ensure their right to choose whether or not to be included in a
government-run or mandated health-care system.
We
believe the people of Wisconsin are willing to join the citizens of
Arizona in drawing a line in the sand against government-run health
care.
If
you are interested in Co-Sponsoring the Assembly Joint Resolution
please contact the Vukmir office at, 6-9180, or the Senate Joint
Resolution, contact the Kanavas office at 6-9174, by 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 13, 2008.
Contact your representatives:
State Senator Jim Sullivan, Democrat, 5th District
Sen.Sullivan@legis.wisconsin.gov 608-266-2512, 866-817-6061
State Senator Theodore Kanavas, Republican, 33rd District
Sen.Kanavas@legis.wisconsin.gov 608-266-9174, 800-863-8883
State Representative Leah Vukmir, Republican, 14th District
Rep.Vukmir@legis.wisconsin.gov 608-266-9180
Representative Rich Zipperer, Republican, 98th District
Rep.Zipperer@legis.wisconsin.gov 608-266-5120
Governor Doyle
608-266-1212, 414-227-4344
Rep. Jeff Fitzgerald (Assembly Majority Leader), from Horicon. Counties: Columbia and Dodge
Rep. Michael Huebsch (Assembly Speaker), from West Salem. Counties: LaCrosse and Monroe
Sen. Scott Fitzgerald (Senate Minority Leader), from Juneau. Counties: Columbia, Dane, Dodge, Jefferson, and Waukesha
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Links: Betterbrookfield, Vicki Mckenna
