Posted by
Playful Walrus on Thursday, December 16, 2010 4:05:34 PM
In response to a judge making a correct decision noting that Obamacare is unconstitutional, the
Los Angeles Times got a few letters that they printed.
Nayyer Ali, MD of Huntington Beach:
For those who think being required to buy health insurance infringes on personal freedom, what about the imposition on my freedom as a doctor by uninsured patients?
1. You had a choice in whether or not to become a doctor. You had to choose to do it and work hard to make it happen. None of us makes the choice to be born. Obamacare is the federal government forcing us to buy something simply because we were born.
2. I don't think you should be forced to treat anyone you don't want to treat. That is a requirement the government is placed on doctors, and without government sanction, it is a crime to practice medicine. I would allow people to practice medicine without government sanction, as long as they don't represent themselves as having government sanction. You should be allowed to decide whether or not to perform work, subject to whatever contracts to which you have agreed (with your employer, insurance companies, etc.).
Clay Duke of Ventura:
It seems odd that Virginia's attorney general thinks mandatory health insurance is unconstitutional when Virginia law requires that motor vehicles are covered by insurance or the owner must pay an uninsured motor vehicle fee of $500.
What's the difference?
The difference is that owning a motor vehicle is a choice, as is driving on public roads. Furthermore, this vehicle registration is a state function, not a federal one. It would be unconstitutional for the federal government to require car insurance.