universal healthcare

[kandrathe]

If that is unconstitutional, then I suggest that a lot of states need to take a long, hard look at their auto insurance legislation.

There is a difference. If you want to have the privilege of driving a car, then you can be mandated to own liability insurance, have a proper registration on the vehicle, and be tested on knowing how to drive. If you don't want to buy insurance, then no one is forcing you to drive the car in the first place.

Not to mention the government "forcing" people to buy all sorts of stuff they don't want, through taxation.

Now you are talking my language! :) I agree, the government probably does spend too much money on things that are only popular with and only benefit a few, and therefore should not be a part of government. This kind of pork get slipped into needed legislation as amendments all the time.

Did the good folk of Massachusetts really want the Iraq war? I somehow doubt it, and yet, they own it just the same as the rest of the country.

The vote in the House was 297 for /133 against (2 of 9 Reps in MA supported it), and in the Senate it was 77 for / 23 against. Sen. Kennedy was one of the senators who opposed it.

Interesting choice of state. My states congressional representatives were more unanimous than Massachusetts in opposition to the war, including both our Senators (Wellstone and Dayton). They are one of the states who are generally opposed to Obama-care, as it will probably mess up their own version of universal health coverage.