tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post558831334857136617..comments2024-03-18T13:22:06.536-07:00Comments on Calafia Beach Pundit: Why healthcare reform bill will eventually go down to defeatScott Grannishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-64338906207711119822010-04-02T12:26:31.443-07:002010-04-02T12:26:31.443-07:00Well, I am not a lawyer or a doctor and I think I ...Well, I am not a lawyer or a doctor and I think I am the only one here who doesn't make use of "socialized" healthcare. I pay as I go, which I do rarely, while, I am guessing, everyone here has joined an insurance pool thereby spreading the risk around. So far in my life this has worked, though I am figuring I will have to capitulate and buy some form of insurance, because we are Douglashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17167327283573273716noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-69697410672576264362010-03-30T13:45:30.037-07:002010-03-30T13:45:30.037-07:00Bill, as a lawyer could you explain why the "...Bill, as a lawyer could you explain why the "commerce clause" essentially allows the crooks -- I mean politicians -- to assume any power they want without any limit?<br /><br />What about the last article of the Constitution "All powers not expressly called for herein are reserved to the states or to the people"???<br /><br />I don't agree with Obama on much, but I can'Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13335751305150509057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-87333550501890879412010-03-30T13:23:12.361-07:002010-03-30T13:23:12.361-07:00Todd: a quick search shows that costs for this pro...Todd: a quick search shows that costs for this program are indeed lower than projected. But the program is only a few years old, enrollment has been lower than projected, and only about 10% or so of the population has enrolled to date. Plus, its coverage is limited to a finite number of drugs. So I'm not sure this qualifies as a "major" government program. But thanks for pointing Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-53196740990129343982010-03-30T12:59:04.336-07:002010-03-30T12:59:04.336-07:00FYI: You say in this post that never before has a...FYI: You say in this post that never before has a major government program not cost more than project. I believe the Medicare prescription drug benefit, which uniquely relies on free market competition, is an exception. Or so I read.Toddhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09427325914333815764noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-37207339696882022412010-03-30T12:34:35.567-07:002010-03-30T12:34:35.567-07:00That will be 350 dollars.......
just kiddingThat will be 350 dollars.......<br />just kiddingbroderohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12296214283216386700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-76289897765936319142010-03-30T11:41:31.849-07:002010-03-30T11:41:31.849-07:00Well, I am a lawyer and very much opposed to Obama...Well, I am a lawyer and very much opposed to Obamacare but I do think it will be an uphill battle to get a court to strike this down. The courts have given the federal government broad powers under the Commerce Clause to pass such laws that would otherwise seem to be too intrusive. That said, there is no precedent for actually requiring one to purchase something (unlike auto insurance where youBillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06910619601367464068noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-39612974460076164152010-03-30T10:36:28.650-07:002010-03-30T10:36:28.650-07:00You are going to be frustrated
living in a democra...You are going to be frustrated<br />living in a democracy.....especially when the<br />Hispanic vote wields its power in<br />Texas....broderohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12296214283216386700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-2190724144551546582010-03-30T10:23:56.831-07:002010-03-30T10:23:56.831-07:00many lawyers majored in history -- which is a subj...many lawyers majored in history -- which is a subject that should be canceled from the education curriculum.<br /><br />Its not that history is irrelevant, or that one can't learn anything from studying it -- its just that after millions of history majors people don't learn anything from it.<br /><br />How many thousands of times in human history has some slick salesman come in and Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13335751305150509057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-69158841048494639212010-03-30T09:09:16.185-07:002010-03-30T09:09:16.185-07:00That is the first time i have been
called a lawyer...That is the first time i have been<br />called a lawyer..that will be 350 dollars....but seriously my problem is I was a history major....broderohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12296214283216386700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-45515401892539102902010-03-30T08:43:42.889-07:002010-03-30T08:43:42.889-07:00Listen to these cowardly lawyer types arguing lega...Listen to these cowardly lawyer types arguing legal minutia of Constitutional law!<br /><br />A republic government is supposed to represent the people, not force itself on the people.<br /><br />The people were not happy with the "old" health system, because it cost too much, and the inflation rate was obscene.<br /><br />No one believed last month that ObamaCare would solve or even Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13335751305150509057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-47635860701310438352010-03-30T06:28:21.179-07:002010-03-30T06:28:21.179-07:00This Constitution, and the Laws of the United Stat...This Constitution, and the Laws of the United States which shall be made in Pursuance thereof; and all Treaties made, or which shall be made, under the Authority of the United States, shall be the supreme Law of the Land; and the Judges in every State shall be bound thereby, any Thing in the Constitution or Laws of any State to the Contrary notwithstanding. ” <br /><br /> It is the law now....broderohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12296214283216386700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-53929985399824134442010-03-30T02:06:07.214-07:002010-03-30T02:06:07.214-07:00Two very, very fundamental economics propositions ...Two very, very fundamental economics propositions were completely overlooked in the Washington D.C. health-o-rama: (a) finding the least expensive and simplest solution that actually solves a problem, (b) the allocation of scarce resources to competing ends.<br /><br />The fundamental political problem overlooked in the Washington D.C. health-o-rama was the U.S. Constitution.<br /><br />ObamaCareW.E. Heasleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00368333904571061995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-10293635114040531992010-03-30T00:24:13.659-07:002010-03-30T00:24:13.659-07:00P.S. If South Carolina wants to repeat the same th...P.S. If South Carolina wants to repeat the same thing and support itself...maybe we should let them<br />try since we send them more Federal<br />money than we get back...I am sure<br />New Jersey and Connecticut would be happy to get some of their money back....broderohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12296214283216386700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-67421076031219956142010-03-30T00:19:34.240-07:002010-03-30T00:19:34.240-07:00The discussions of the constitutionality need to s...The discussions of the constitutionality need to study <br />American History...Read about the<br />success (or lack thereof)of the Nullification Act<br />in the 1830's...broderohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12296214283216386700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-25253743011569419742010-03-30T00:14:51.361-07:002010-03-30T00:14:51.361-07:00What do you think would be acceptable to 60% of th...What do you think would be acceptable to 60% of the voting<br />populace? I think there is a great<br />amount of confusion here. The flaws<br />of the bill are obvious but I am not convinced that some major change is not going to happen... too<br />many people have contradictory views....basically wanting health care but not having to pay for it<br />or have someone else pay for it.Unfortunatelybroderohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12296214283216386700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-50130521310808693402010-03-29T22:54:24.611-07:002010-03-29T22:54:24.611-07:00Reaonable men, even Supreme Court justices, can di...Reaonable men, even Supreme Court justices, can disagree about what is and isn't constitutional. But I am a reasonable person, and I think a healthcare mandate goes way beyond the authority granted to our federal government by our constitution.Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-27265198479879947482010-03-29T21:38:01.678-07:002010-03-29T21:38:01.678-07:00Scott Grannis wrote: "Are my observations def...Scott Grannis wrote: "<i>Are my observations deficient?...</i>"<br /><br />Perhaps non-complete as opposed to deficient. For example, as the folks at Volokh Conspiracy often point out, there's an important difference between a law being unconstitutional and SCOTUS striking down said law. In other words, unconstitutional or not, Obamacare might well survive. I'm sure you can Brethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063508651955739056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-13001682927481174252010-03-29T20:21:22.962-07:002010-03-29T20:21:22.962-07:00Are my observations deficient? Is the public so st...Are my observations deficient? Is the public so stupid? We'll know the answer in November.Scott Grannishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14028519647946868684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-55226455973768084022010-03-29T20:16:36.468-07:002010-03-29T20:16:36.468-07:00I think you're dreaming.
Or is that "hop...I think you're dreaming.<br /><br />Or is that "hoping for change"?Brethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15063508651955739056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-86103947368492521982010-03-29T19:45:09.569-07:002010-03-29T19:45:09.569-07:00I really hope you are right on this.
Washington D...I really hope you are right on this.<br /><br />Washington DC hasn't represented the people in a long time; Obama is just really in-your-face about not caring what the country thinks<br /><br />Obama is counting on American's complacency and unwillingness to take a stand. <br /><br />I fear he may be right, but I would **LOVE** to be proven wrong<br /><br />I plan to vote out ALL Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13335751305150509057noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6616959642391988608.post-75588755442096511392010-03-29T15:21:14.363-07:002010-03-29T15:21:14.363-07:00bravo!bravo!septizoniomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14253705209662419429noreply@blogger.com