"If you think it's a socialist plot, give up your federal health care"

"Senator Dick Durbin asks Republicans who oppose health reform to give up the health plans they and their families receive from the federal government as members of Congress: "The federal employees health benefit program that we enjoy as individuals and want for our families is all we are asking for in this bill for families across America. If you think it is a socialist plot and it's wrong, for goodness sakes, drop out of the federal employees health benefit program. But if you think it is good enough for your family, shouldn't our health insurance be good enough for the rest of America?""

In the plain-spoken words of Capt. Jean-Luc Picard: "Make it so!"

From the American people to the U.S. Congress, "This is a direct order!"