John Wayne Tucker supports voting yes on Prop C. He recently visited with voters who also support the measure in Kirkwood. During that time, Tucker and a few of his campaign volunteers were able to meet with voters inside Kirkwood Baptist who were both supportive and against the measure that will be on the August ballot. Soon after he joined the majority of supporters on the sidewalk outside the church.

What does the Health Care Freedom Act do?
The Health Care Freedom Act will preserve and protect the rights of individuals to make their own health care and health insurance choices. Specifically, it would protect the rights of patients to pay directly for medical services, and it would prohibit any individual or employer from being penalized for not purchasing government-defined health insurance.

Does supporting the Health Care Freedom Act mean that John is against health reform?
Absolutely not! The Health Care Freedom Act simply states that the cornerstone of any future health care reform must be the preservation and protection of the right of individuals to make their own health care choices without fear of penalty and/or fines.

Doesn’t the 10th Amendment protect Missouri from federal encroachment?
States have the rights to assert their 10th Amendment powers and affirm those rights in the state constitution. Two hundred and twenty years ago, some founders questioned the need for the First and Second Amendments, and the rest of the Bill of Rights, to be in the U.S. Constitution. Our rights have been preserved by the First and Second Amendments. The Health Care Freedom Act will protect the right to health care freedom in the same way. In addition, this is more than an issue of “federal encroachment.” Threats of single-payer health care, or an individual/employer mandate, also abound at the state level. This year, many (15+) states have introduced legislation to enact state-based, single-payer health care. Countless other states have proposed requirements for individuals or employers to purchase health coverage, or else pay a fine to the state. The threat of this occurring would be eliminated here in Missouri if the Health Care Freedom Act passed.

What is the significance of the Health Care Freedom Act passing as a statute instead of a constitutional amendment?
The Commonwealth of Virginia has already enacted their version of the HCFA by statute without referendum. It is now on their statute books. In Missouri, the statute would give our Attorney General the authority to defend any citizen prosecuted for not purchasing Obamacare. Arizona will have a constitutional referendum on their State ballot in November, and they have already enacted their version of the HCFA by statute as well.