An Equally Monumental Issue
Published: April 2nd, 2012
By: Tom Morgan

An equally monumental issue

Sure, the Supreme Court’s decision is important. But …

Obviously the court’s decision on Obamacare will be monumental. Because it deals with two clearly defined foes, pitted against each other. One believes the Constitution tells us what government can and cannot do to us. The other believes that concept is old-fashioned. We might call them the “play-it-by-ear crowd.”

But there is an equally monumental issue at play beyond the court: A clear majority of Americans do not want Obamacare. They have not wanted it from the start. The more the President pitched it, the less they wanted it. They remembered that the more their moms pitched spinach, the more they hated it.

Now, politicians sometimes shove new laws down our throats. Laws a majority don’t want. But these normally deal with small aspects of our lives, economy and society. Obamacare deals with a huge chunk of our economy. It affects every one of us. And since a majority of us does not want it, our elite lawmakers ought to listen.

The reason folks reject the plan are clear: Many believe it is wrong for government to force us to buy something. In this case, healthcare insurance.

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