Today on the radio (Wednesday) we’ll interview former Governor and U.S. Senator George Allen about energy issues.  Be sure to tune in during the 4:00 EST hour to hear from one of my favorite leaders.  You can always listen online at leeandterryfrank.com.

And on Friday, Congressman Marsha Blackburn joined us in studio to talk about the cap and trade legislation. Translation: She joined us to talk about the new energy TAX!   If you want to listen to the podcast of Congressman Blackburn, you can do at the leeandterryfrank.com.  Just click on the May 22nd podcast.  

We simply have got to call our U.S. Senators and U.S. Congressman about the horrible cap and trade legislation.  I know the Supreme Court is a HUGE issue, but we don’t need to allow that debate to suck all the oxygen out of the global warming/cap and trade debate.

We’ll also talk today with Justin Owen from the Tennessee Center for Policy Research about this alarming piece of legislation.  Check out Ken Marrero from Blue Collar Muse:

Of all the Orwellian nightmares people have suggested you be concerned about, it would be difficult to find one more universally despised than the idea one’s medical records are available to the state. The potential for abuse and discrimination under such a scenario are legion. Some possibilities are obvious. Like the discrimination against a woman because she might become pregnant, imagine the potential impact on your credit, work or chances for a promotion because of your medical history were it to be known. Others are more fantastic and insidious, bordering on science fiction like the movie “Gattaca”, where all of society – social position, who you marry and your value as a person are based, not on your character but on your genes and how they impact your health. The point being, knowledge of and control over information, especially medical information, carries such potential for abuse and is so personal it has traditionally been held as the most private of private information.

But for how much longer?

TN House Bill 2289 (HB2289) and Senate Bill 2239 (SB2239), according to the state’s website, are innocuous bills on insurance, medical fees and accreditation typical of the uninteresting legislation passed nationwide. Reading the text of HB2289, it is anything but.

It establishes an All Payer Claims Database (APCD). The APCD requires private insurance companies to report to the state the details on the claims they process. For perspective, one particular Tennessee insurer processes 32,000 of those details every hour. That’s 250,000 details per day about private citizens the state wants turned over to them.

After reading Ken’s piece, you need to get on the phone, email, or fax machine with your State Representative or Senators and express your opinion.