With a stroke of his pen, President Barack Obama moved America closer to having a full-blown “nanny state” where the people are subservient to, and totally dependent upon the federal government.
On June 10, Obama signed an executive order creating “National Prevention, Health Promotion, and Public Health Council.” This council will operate under the umbrella of the Department of Health and Human Services and will be chaired by the Surgeon General.
The purpose of this new commission is reportedly to study the lifestyles of American on several fronts and make recommendations to the President and Congress on ways to improve these lifestyles. Although this Executive Order claims to create “no enforceable law,” it clearly opens up the way for the federal government to involve itself into even the smallest of lifestyle decisions.
The new commission is to submit a report by July 1, and annually thereafter that “…contains a list of national priorities on health promotion and disease prevention to address lifestyle behavior modification (including smoking cessation, proper nutrition, appropriate exercise, mental health, behavioral health, substance-use disorder, and domestic violence screenings) and the prevention measures for the five leading disease killers in the United States…”
If you would like to read the order for yourself, it is available at WhiteHouse.gov.