Interesting Times

While I admit my initial reaction was shock and disappointment, I held off on commenting because I wanted to see what far more learned and intelligent people have to say.  And the more I read, the happier I became about this decision.

We have a long, long fight in front of us but I think SCOTUS's Obamacare decision is a striking blow against the progressives and I am thrilled.

The articles which influenced my thinking on this are below:

The Decision to Uphold the Mandate as Tax Represents a Gestalt Shift in Constitutional Law

Is the Supreme Court’s Health-Care Ruling a Turning Point in Constitutional Law? This one is by Randy Barnett and is very important

A Modest Proposal The chief justice threw down the gauntlet on Thursday to those of us who support limited government.

SCOTUS Ruling: Bring on Kate Smith & Reactions UPDATED

Five Possible Silver Linings in the Obamacare Decision

Jensen: Does the Taxing Clause Give Congress Unlimited Power?

Roberts is not the goat in today’s Supreme Court decision

An Act of Great Cunning

Conservatives’ consolation prize

Why Roberts did it

Obamacare 01-20

There Are Now 27 States Challenging the Constitutionality of ObamaCare
Taxpayer Calculator: Health Care Repeal

Rep. Upton begins investigation of health-care bureaucracy

The damage has already begun

ObamaCare DOA in the Senate? Not so Fast …


Who could blame them? MDs fear healthcare reform: Thomson Reuters survey

26 states join Obama health care lawsuit in Fla.

Opposing view on health law: 'We need a new approach'

From the Big Book of Duh - Congress Should Have Addressed Medicare Rather Than Pass 'ObamaCare'

From the Annals of Idiocy - Rep. John Lewis Says Declaration's ‘Pursuit of Happiness’ Language and 14th Amendment Authorize Congress to Force People to Buy Health Insurance Ummm...

CNSNews.com also asked Lewis what part of the Constitution gives Congress the authority to require individuals to buy health insurance.

“Well, when you start off with the Preamble of the Constitution, you talk about the pursuit of happiness," said Lewis. "You go to the 14th Amendment--it’s equal protection under the law and we have not repealed the 14th Amendment. People have a right to have health care. It’s not a privilege but a right."

The Preamble of the Constitution states, “We the People of the United States, in order to form a more perfect union, establish justice, insure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.”

The Declaration of Independence says, “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.”

The 14th amendment of the U.S. Constitution states, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside. No State shall make or enforce any law which shall abridge the privileges or immunities of citizens of the United States; nor shall any State deprive any person of life, liberty, or property, without due process of law; nor deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws.”

Our Dear Leaders, ladies and gentleman. Every one of them a scholar. Not only did he get the first reference wrong but the 14 Amendment's equal protection refers to state-level laws, not federal.

The GOP's Health-Care Offensive Has Just Begun The longer this issue is around, the worse it's likely to be for Democrats

Race Card: Schultz Claims Republicans Have 'Pre-Civil Rights Attitude' On ObamaCare

Repeal Passes by Much Larger Margin Than Obamacare Did

Abortion on deck in health care debate

Obamacare 10-09

Senate Office to Host Health Fair for Well-Covered Staffers

Rationing can happen here

ObamaCare Breaks the Top Ten

One aspect of "government-run" healthcare is intense control of yours and your children's lives. For example, British schoolchildren are publicly weighed and measured (nice touch of humilation) to determine if they are "obese" or not. What could go wrong. Hundreds of parents wrongly told their children are overweight because of IT glitch. Hundreds of parents have been wrongly sent official letters warning that their children are overweight because of a computer glitch.

Breast Cancer Awareness Month Also Builds Awareness of the Dangers of Government-Run Medicine



Odds are on Supreme Court striking down healthcare reform

There's already a shortage of healthcare in the UK and now this. Revealed: list of hospitals facing A&E and maternity closures and cutbacks. Despite pledges that the NHS would be ring-fenced from government cuts, dozens of A&E and maternity units have been earmarked for closure or mergers If Britain allowed the privatization of their healthcare system, this wouldn't happen. There'd be clinics and doc-in-the-box facilities where needed.

Battling ObamaCare: The Health Care Industry Starts to Awaken. Along the road to the passage of health care reform, Obama encountered little opposition from the very people who had the most to lose, but ObamaCare is now providing a much-needed wake-up call for many medical professionals.

PJTV Video - ObamaCare: If You Like Your Insurance, You Lose Your Insurance



Understanding Healthcare: Healthcare and Businesses

Red tape is driving clinical trials abroad meaning British patients will suffer: experts. Britain is at risk of losing its world leading status in medical research as red tape and cost push scientists to take their clinical trials overseas, experts have warned.

McDonald's Gets Taste of Obama Sausage-Making

One Stop Obamacare Lawsuit Site

What I like most is the interactive map showing all the state lawsuits against Obamacare.

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