Except this is not a discussion of the state of healthcare in the US. Whether you agree with her vote or not, is not the issue in this article. This article addresses a very serious concern that the President of the United States of America just threatened to punish a senator and an entire state because she did not vote the way he wished her to vote. Do you consider that threat a valid, and constitutional democratic action within a country whose president bears the title 'leader of the free world'?