I found news reports this evening incredibly disturbing. Does anyone else find it astonishing that the White House is asking individuals to report misinformation to the White House on healthcare? The problem is that we are not discussing “misinformation” but a political disagreement with President Obama and the Democratic majority in Congress. The President spent an hour on national television dispensing misinformation concerning the healthcare legislation.

The Obama White House said the following this evening

“There is a lot of disinformation about health insurance reform out there, spanning from control of personal finances to end of life care. These rumors often travel just below the surface via chain emails or through casual conversation. Since we can’t keep track of all of them here at the White House, we’re asking for your help. If you get an email or see something on the web about health insurance reform that seems fishy, send it to flag@whitehouse.gov.”

This is downright un-American behavior and irresponsible behavior for the leader of the free world. I will not be deterred from voicing my opposition to policies I view as disastrous for the United States. South Carolina is will continue to be the shining light for conservatism in America and we will continue to oppose the liberal policies of the Obama administration.

I urge the White House to take a long look in the mirror and remember the United States is a nation of laws and should remember the following moving forward

5 U.S.C. § 552a, “United States agencies, including the Executive Office of the President shall, maintain no record describing how any individual exercises rights guaranteed by the First Amendment unless expressly authorized by statute or by the individual about whom the record is maintained or unless pertinent to and within the scope of an authorized law enforcement activity.”

We are winning the healthcare debate continue the fight we can succeed!