I recently viewed a blog on Texas State Gonvernment and Politics titled Healthcare in Texas and wrote this response:

          I agree that something should be done to resolve the issue of the Law which seems to mandate life insurance.  It seems that almost all sensible methods by which an individual can obtain insurance have been removed, making the cost to acquire the necessary life insurance outrageously expensive.  What's more is that the people we have elected to lead us have inadvertently cost us more than they are willing to pay back.  I was previously unaware of the extended regulations proposed by Perry and the threats made by Senator Cruz intended to stop Obamacare from being passed.  Moreover, they turned down an alleged 100 billion dollars offered to aid in helping people find insurance.  It is easy to assume that they are intentionally digging graves for many texans who cannot afford the currently outrageous costs of life insurance.  In fact, it seems almost foolish for them to put their feet down so firmly in the face of this new bill that they end up stepping all over their constituents. 

However, there are always two sides of every debate.  It would be interesting to see why exactly Perry and Cruz fought so hard against this legislation.  Were there issues where the bill was carrying some sort of legislation which would have had a negative effect on Texas?  Or perhaps they were simply looking out for their own interests.  Whatever the case, the fact is we do not have all the facts.  This is the thing that should bother us most, when people can no longer decide for themselves because they’ve been left in the dark about the true intentions which so often seems obscure in politics.