Posted by
Playful Walrus on Tuesday, November 09, 2010 4:35:37 PM
The
Los Angeles Times printed a couple of letters today in response to a piece on the coming fight over Obamacare. Kim Iannone of West Hills was unoriginal in writing:
I have an easy solution for opponents of President Obama's healthcare law.
The law prohibits insurers from denying coverage to those with preexisting conditions. Easy solution: Let the insurance companies reject Republicans with preexisting conditions.
The law prohibits insurance companies from canceling policies when people develop diseases and disabilities covered by those policies. Easy solution: Let the insurance companies cancel the policies of Republicans who develop diseases and disabilities covered by those policies.
It's easy: Let the Republicans live as the heroic, rugged individuals that they are without the protection of insurance.
That would be great, Ms. Iannone, as long as Constitutionalists (not all Republicans are Constitutionalists, nor are all Constitutionalists Republicans, by the way) could opt out of
paying for Obamacare and was free of all unconstitutional restrictions on offering or receiving health care or health insurance. Constitutionalists are not all rugged individualists. We note that the federal government is constitutionally limited, and we recognize that there is no authorization given in the Constitution for the Obamacare intrusion into health care and health insurance. Amend the Constitution if you think it is such a good idea. We also recognize the role and value of state and local governments and voluntary associations such a marriage, businesses, nonprofits, religious congregations, etc.
Let free markets and voluntary charity work. THAT would be reform.
Previously:
My National Health Care Plan