Opinion Forum

It’s the Economy, Stupid. So Why Bother Attacking ObamaCare?

July 7th, 2012

By Dan Miller ObamaCare has already hurt the economy and its effects will continue to worsen until repealed. To ignore ObamaCare would be like noticing only the coarseness of the rope with which one is being hung. The economy continues to be a festering mess. The economy continues flailing about and has by no means […]

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Tags: campaign, election, jobs, mandate, Obamacare, RomneyCare, unemployment
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The Supreme Court Did Far Worse than Merely Uphold ObamaCare

June 29th, 2012

By Dan Miller The majority decision distorts the Constitution to uphold ObamaCare. As bad as ObamaCare is, the decision transcends ObamaCare most perniciously because it expands the power of the Congress to interfere in countless other ways as yet unknown in how we live our lives. John Turley today noted that having decided that the […]

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Tags: Commerce Clause, Congress, mandate, Obamacare, Supreme Court, taxes
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What Will Happen with ObamaCare?

March 28th, 2012

By Dan Miller I don’t know and it is often foolish to predict results based on oral arguments. Still, here goes. The Supreme Court has been hearing oral arguments this week on the constitutionality of ObamaCare. Although I have never argued a case before the Supreme Court, I have argued cases before the Court of […]

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Tags: Congress, election, mandate, Obamacare, severability, Supreme Court
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Governmental Coercion Works – Very Effectively

March 21st, 2012

By Dan Miller A frog was placed in a pot of pleasantly warm water. He thought it was great. Then, the temperature increased but remained pleasant. Eventually, it became quite hot, to the point that he could no longer jump out. He eventually emerged, delicious and well done. In this article, I expressed disappointment with […]

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Tags: ACA, federal funding, frogs, mandate, Medicaid, Obamacare, Supreme Court
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SCOTUS Grants Review of ObamaCare

November 14th, 2011

By Dan Miller By an order issued today, the Supreme Court granted several petitions for certiorari in cases challenging the constitutionality of the insurance mandate and other aspects of ObamaCare. Here is the only article I have found that provides a useful analysis of what the Court actually did. Among other things, it says Setting […]

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Tags: federal, insurance, Kennedy, mandate, Obamacare, state, Supreme Court
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