Symbolic

Today, the House of Representatives will hold yet another vote to repeal the Affordable Care Act. It will be the 31st such vote since the ACA became law, and first since the Supreme Court upheld the law last month. The repeal vote will be a symbolic one again with Democrats in control of the Senate, and no chance President Obama would sign it should it reach his desk in the first place.

Whether you are a supporter of the ACA or not, or are somewhere in the middle, a symbolic vote is not what our country needs to move forward. It is another waste of time, and will only serve to fire up the bases of each party, and further galvanize the country. Nice job.

It is often said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over while expecting different results. If that is the case, a claim can probably be made that the House of Representatives is insane for voting that many times, knowing full well the result. It’s like jumping out of an airplane knowing your parachute will not open because you are not wearing one.