Sick 9-11 Reponders to be checked for terrorism ties before treatment

[Riot]

Originally Posted by geeker2

All it says that if you are on the terror watch list you don't get treatment.

Much ado about nothing....

No it does not. It says that 9-11 responders, before they get treatment, must be screened by the FBI for being a terrorist. Big difference.

"Firemen, policemen, you are heros to go into the Twin Towers, then shift through the rubble looking for survivors, while you lost your families and coworkers in the terrorist attack - btw, we have to make sure you are not a terrorist, too, now that you are dying from that work. Don't be offended"

[Danzig]

'The prohibition is included in two parts of the bill. One specifically covers responders, while the other deals with all survivors, including office workers, bystanders and residents.'


i'd have to think that altho it's in both parts, that really they were trying to target residents who might have ties. but then, i might just be giving too much benefit of the doubt. i can't believe that the responders were the real target here. you know, kind of like when obama said some people are slugs-but some then tried to say he was calling all americans slugs, when it's obvious he was not.

[Riot]

Glad to see you didn't blow away the other night - seems it was worse than the first round of storms!

[geeker2]

Originally Posted by Riot

No it does not. It says that 9-11 responders, before they get treatment, must be screened by the FBI for being a terrorist. Big difference.

"Firemen, policemen, you are heros to go into the Twin Towers, then shift through the rubble looking for survivors, while you lost your families and coworkers in the terrorist attack - btw, we have to make sure you are not a terrorist, too, now that you are dying from that work. Don't be offended"

No it doesn't -

`(5) DISQUALIFICATION OF INDIVIDUALS ON TERRORIST WATCH LIST- No individual who is on the terrorist watch list maintained by the Department of Homeland Security shall qualify as an eligible WTC responder. Before enrolling any individual as a WTC responder in the WTC Program under paragraph (3), the Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary of Homeland Security, shall determine whether the individual is on such list.

[Riot]

And Jon Stewart, of course, has the most accurate take on these pathetic political losers:

http://www.thedailyshow.com/full-epi...izabeth-warren

[dellinger63]

Originally Posted by Riot

And Jon Stewart, of course, has the most accurate take on these pathetic political losers:http://www.thedailyshow.com/full-epi...izabeth-warren

I always thought it was Huffy or Maddow?

BTW Will terrorists in America be subsidized under Obamacare? I know somewhere in the bill is a stipulation that no illegal will be covered but will they still be treated at ER rooms and if so who picks up that bill?

Paying for a uninsured American's ER visit is one thing but making that American get insurance and still treating and paying for the illegal is FUBAR!

[somerfrost]

I understand America's paranoia about terrorism, the threat is obviously real but this seems absurd...first of all, it seems doubtful that there are terrorists lurking among the victims and responders to 9-11. If so, it is the responsibility of our security agencies (homeland, FBI etc) to identify and deal with them. Denying them medical treatment is not the American way. Hell, we provide medical treatment to the prisoners at Gitmo and they are terrorists, we provide medical treatment to prisoners including mass murderers, rapists etc....even those on death row. I just don't see the need to link denial of medical treatment to aspects of the criminal justice system.