Here’s a thought. If the mandate is struck down how will that effect the Republican primary race since Romney implemented much the same thing in Massachusetts. How can any conservative vote for Romney but oppose Obama.
/sarcasm on/Because it is okay for a state to force people to buy a product/service and not the Federal gov’t/sarcasm off/
What is the population of Massachusetts? What is the population of the United States? Is it possible that what could work in a single state would fall apart if implemented on a nationwide scale because of the sheer number of people involved?
I don't know.
Romney (or any Republican) gives us a chance of getting a decent Supreme Court justice nominee.
We know what type Obama will give us.
The way Palin explained it on Greta last night - the Massachusetts law is a states rights 10th Amendment issue. It wasn’t mandated on the entire country like obamacare. She actually articulated it very well when Greta asked her your same question.
Well, for one thing, a mandate at the state level is constitutional, while a mandate at the federal level is not. Both are bad policy, but only one is unconstitutional.
There is a lot to dislike about Obama besides Obamacare — a lack of transparency about his past life, for instance.