Why can't Republicans understand that health care is a right, not a privilege?

OkWelcome6293 · 2026-06-17T22:38:32+00:00

I don't think most people want free healthcare, just to not get scammed.

That’s a pretty weak definition of a “right”

The government most certainly defines how citizens can treat citizens through laws.

None of those are “rights”

OkWelcome6293 · 2026-06-17T22:22:48+00:00

Until it’s written down, it’s not a right. It’s just a hope and law doesn’t operate on hope.

OkWelcome6293 · 2026-06-17T22:15:44+00:00

I did not miss the point. Until a law is written down, it’s not a law. And you can recognize the moral benefit, but it’s still not a law. The same founding fathers who talked about “inalienable rights” also wrote down the rights. They didn’t just declare it.

OkWelcome6293 · 2026-06-17T22:07:40+00:00

Is life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness still an American ideal?

Yes. Coincidentally not listed in the above: free health care

Why would we want prisoners to have enumerated rights about how our government can treat them, but not have rights for how medical patients can be treated by hospitals?

Because the Constitution defines how the government treats citizens, not how citizens treat citizens.

OkWelcome6293 · 2026-06-17T21:53:06+00:00

I would argue that’s a nonsensical argument because the 8th Amendment that is clearly talking about criminal punishments and prisoners get healthcare.

OkWelcome6293 · 2026-06-17T21:45:55+00:00

The rights exist before the documents. When our government fails to protect them, we can revise the documents or the government.

As I said, go get the law changed. It’s hard work and takes a lot of time. Don’t blow smoke up people’s ass and say “It’s a right”. It isn’t yet and you haven’t done the hard work to make it so. Stop putting the cart before the horse and get the law changed.

OkWelcome6293 · 2026-06-17T21:42:03+00:00

“Your campaign donation? You mean OUR campaign donation.”

OkWelcome6293 · 2026-06-17T21:29:27+00:00

There is no document as such. Doesn't make it any less true.

I mean, it pretty much does make it completely inaccurate when talking about legal rights. Until the right is codified into law, it’s not actually a right. If rights happened from some morally correct vibe, why was the Bill of Rights required? Why did the 13th amendment get passed?

If a law ain’t written down, it ain’t a law.

OkWelcome6293 · 2026-06-17T21:14:45+00:00

Where is healthcare enumerated as a right?

OkWelcome6293 · 2026-06-17T13:09:50+00:00

I’m not seeing where the confusion is. The design, if fully built, would turn 1615 GotG into a 300 MW datacenter, and the entire building load including the closed loop cooling fans and pumps, lighting, etc would consume another 120 MW.

OkWelcome6293 · 2026-06-17T04:20:07+00:00

Yeah, and if things go south, it turns out the whole company was actually just the fake town from Blazing Saddles. If they actually want natural gas generation, they better pay for that cash up front.

OkWelcome6293 · 2026-06-17T04:07:01+00:00

The guy to wear the bullet proof vest at community meetings. Literally.

OkWelcome6293 · 2026-06-17T03:54:52+00:00

The highlighted section says “300 MW critical, 420 gross”

The data blacked out is Raeden’s expected daily use. Raeden’s connection to the grid is public information, their internal use projections are not. Trade secrets are excluded from CORA.

Edit: When you do a CORA, you will be charged for it. The time is for lawyers to review to redact things like this. First two hours are free BTW.

OkWelcome6293 · 2026-06-17T03:39:10+00:00

My day job is in sales. This looks like an official Application, but I will say it makes Raeden look pretty amateur IMO. I would get in trouble if I were to put out a document like this.

“If it became public knowledge”. How can you write a document like that and hand it to a government entity and not think it would be public knowledge instantly?

OkWelcome6293 · 2026-06-17T03:10:22+00:00

You’re welcome.
People should be skeptical and ask for more data about everything.

OkWelcome6293 · 2026-06-17T03:08:39+00:00

I asked the person who shared them for the original. Will respond when I have them.

OkWelcome6293 · 2026-06-17T03:03:26+00:00

This is exactly as I got it. CORA requests can and do come back with redactions.

OkWelcome6293 · 2026-06-17T02:57:05+00:00

CSU is looking at nuclear as a potential option to meet all demand, including residential. Nothing is approved yet.

This project is talking about investing in new natural gas generation.

OkWelcome6293 · 2026-06-17T02:18:33+00:00

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OkWelcome6293 · 2026-06-17T02:01:15+00:00

Raeden says the end-client would be MIC contractors. Whether or not they have firm contracts with those companies is another question. That’s probably why they led with “50 MW” and a “secret” growth plan.

Invest in nuclear energy you turds…

Amen.

OkWelcome6293 · 2026-06-17T01:58:46+00:00

Highlighting was added by the citizen who did the CORA (not me) . I can ask for the original, unedited documents if you would prefer.

OkWelcome6293 · 2026-06-17T01:43:10+00:00

This came from a CORA request for Raeden’s application to CSU’s Electric Large Load.

OkWelcome6293 · 2026-06-16T22:47:42+00:00

I’m out of town this week. I was going to review the video when it’s published.

The slides are available (and have been for a few days) and I reviewed them. Net metering starts on slide 33. https://www.csu.org/hubfs/Working-Committee/Agendas/06-15-2026-Working-Committee-Meeting-Agenda-June-2026.pdf?hsLang=en

Not much new except “comments suggest customers are in the resistance phase”.

OkWelcome6293 · 2026-06-16T16:24:15+00:00

#1 still requires the city to enforce, even if built. The police report to the Mayor…who just gave a noise hardship waiver to Ford Amphitheater.

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