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Blog 7: Citizen Action on Health Care

               In the New York Times article, Citizen Action on Healthcare, opinion writer David Leonhardt describes the process of the Senate to "repealing the healthcare bill."  First, he elaborates on the repercussions of revoking the current system of healthcare. According to Leonhardt, "20 million Americans" could potentially lose their healthcare, and some citizens may not exhibit the best quality care. He also emphasizes that health care insurance companies could "deteriorate" as a result. After covering the details of the effects of the loss of Obamacare, Leonhardt negatively portrays the process of removing Obamacare by Republican senators. Leonhardt expresses the repeal process by stating that senators vote to enact a repeal or to keep the current healthcare. To show his personal bias on Obamacare, Leonhardt discusses that Republican senators are not revealing all of the matters to repealing healthcare. The meetings, discussions, hearings of Republican senators are not apparent.
             To initiate his credibility, Leonhardt suggests ways that Democratic senators and citizens can become involved in helping to keep Obamacare relevant in America's healthcare. He urges citizens to portray their emotions and perspectives on the actions of the Republican senators. He also suggests Democratic senators, who are currently close to the ongoing process, to voice their opinion through 'filibustering" and voting. 
              Although I personally agree with Leonhardt's efforts to persuade Democratic citizens to emphasize their opinions through free speech, I disagree with the format of his commentary. He provides a limited and narrow opinion of Obamacare. As a citizen looking to see opinions from across the board, I would find it more beneficial if Leonhardt highlighted the actions that would unfold if Obamacare was a still prevalent in today's society. The long term effects of both choices to either repeal or keep the current system constant would be helpful to understand the results overall. He managed to state the effects of repealing Obamacare, but never his personal beliefs about what Obamacare has done to improve the life of citizens. 

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