As Mr. Obama finished signing the bill, the first hand he shook was that of Marcelas Owens, an 11-year-old who has helped Democrats put a human face on the health care debate by talking about the death of his mother.Mr. Obama is now speaking. “Today after all the votes are tallied, health insurance reform becomes law.”
Post Scriptum: The passage of the health care law shows that the US empire is declining because it illustrates the fact that people expect the state to take care of them. In their expansionary phase, empires force people to go out, seek risks and fend for themselves, Murrin said, reminding of the dismantling of the British empire after the war, when the National Health Service, which ensures universal health coverage in Britain, was created.
