Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) said in an interview with conservative CNSNews.com that the Democrats’ plan for health care reform imperils America’s two-party system — apparently because so many people would depend on government programs pushed by Democrats that the Republican Party couldn’t retain its supporters.
Describing reform as a “step-by-step approach to socialized medicine,” Hatch said:
And if they get there then of course you’re going to have a rough time, you’re going to have a very rough time, having a two-party system in this country. Because almost everybody’s going to say all we ever were, all we ever are, all we ever hope to be depends on the Democratic Party.
Asked whether health care reform was part of a Democratic plan to create an ever-larger group of Americans dependent on the party, Hatch said: “Do I believe they’re that diabolical? I don’t believe most of ’em are. But I think some of ’em are. I think some of ’em, actually — maybe diabolical’s too hard a word. But the fact is they really, really believe in socialized medicine.”
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