But you see, the Federal Legislature hammered it out through negotiation and compromise. If you don’t like the way they compromised, as a number of States didn’t, the only choice is to go to Court.
As I posted elsewhere, the idea of healthcare reform was, indeed, an idea that came from a Republican think tank and they oppose it because of wanting to oppose Obama.
The individual mandate was a Republican counter-offer to a much more sensible, affordable, and effective single-payer plan. That’s why the Heritage Foundation proposed it, and Romney, Gingrich, and all Republicans who gave an opinion on it supported it. Obama gave a heavy sigh and said “okay, if that’s what it takes, let’s do it.” At which point it became a tyrannical liberal idea to take away every shred of freedom. The problem is that the GOP has no other idea, and a single-payer plan would clearly be constitutional (since it’s just Medicare for all). So once Americans realize they’ve been left out to die again by conservatives, single-payer is the only legal alternative. The cons should have stuck with what they proposed.
As usual, Benson doesn’t get it that the justices in the Supreme Court are SUPPOSED to consider the Constitutionality of something, not whether party it came from. One could also say that Obama argued AGAINST the individual mandate when he was campaigning for president against Hillary Clinton (meaning, he’ll say anything in order to get elected). As things stand now, it appears that the individual mandate is toast. Hopefully, the rest of the rot will go down with it.
Since when is the president the entirety of the government. We have three branches in the US that make up the central leadership. Using your own arguments, President Obama should be tried for sedition against Congress.
While the bill WAS to long, included too much “pork” for “industry”, the only really questionable clause IS the “individual mandate” to force purchase of insurance from PRIVATE COMPANIES, which, as OPPOSED TO, a “single payer” similar to “medicare” non-profit administration of a program by government, does seem unconstitutional under the “commerce clause”.
Nebulous Premium Member about 12 years ago
But you see, the Federal Legislature hammered it out through negotiation and compromise. If you don’t like the way they compromised, as a number of States didn’t, the only choice is to go to Court.
svenskabru2u about 12 years ago
Benson is apparently running out of fresh lies to dramatize, and this one is a real tribute to his creativity. Good luck with that.
rockngolfer about 12 years ago
As I posted elsewhere, the idea of healthcare reform was, indeed, an idea that came from a Republican think tank and they oppose it because of wanting to oppose Obama.
ARodney about 12 years ago
The individual mandate was a Republican counter-offer to a much more sensible, affordable, and effective single-payer plan. That’s why the Heritage Foundation proposed it, and Romney, Gingrich, and all Republicans who gave an opinion on it supported it. Obama gave a heavy sigh and said “okay, if that’s what it takes, let’s do it.” At which point it became a tyrannical liberal idea to take away every shred of freedom. The problem is that the GOP has no other idea, and a single-payer plan would clearly be constitutional (since it’s just Medicare for all). So once Americans realize they’ve been left out to die again by conservatives, single-payer is the only legal alternative. The cons should have stuck with what they proposed.
yohannbiimu about 12 years ago
As usual, Benson doesn’t get it that the justices in the Supreme Court are SUPPOSED to consider the Constitutionality of something, not whether party it came from. One could also say that Obama argued AGAINST the individual mandate when he was campaigning for president against Hillary Clinton (meaning, he’ll say anything in order to get elected). As things stand now, it appears that the individual mandate is toast. Hopefully, the rest of the rot will go down with it.
tiffnme Premium Member about 12 years ago
Since when is the president the entirety of the government. We have three branches in the US that make up the central leadership. Using your own arguments, President Obama should be tried for sedition against Congress.
Dtroutma about 12 years ago
While the bill WAS to long, included too much “pork” for “industry”, the only really questionable clause IS the “individual mandate” to force purchase of insurance from PRIVATE COMPANIES, which, as OPPOSED TO, a “single payer” similar to “medicare” non-profit administration of a program by government, does seem unconstitutional under the “commerce clause”.
petergrt about 12 years ago
Has anyone read the 2700 pages of this ‘law’?.If the accepted legal doctrine that “ignorance of law is no defense”, what can one do . . . . .?