Layman’s Guide to Obamacare Decision
Judge Henry Hudson’s recent decision in Virginia v. Sebelius rejected the notion that Obamacare’s individual mandate is constitutionally justified as either a regulation of interstate commerce or a tax for the general welfare.
First we will examine the individual mandate as a regulation of interstate commerce, but some basic background of Commerce Clause jurisprudence is in [...]
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Can We Constrain Bloated and Oppressive Government?
The good news is that proponents of limited government are fired up and fighting for freedom. Obama’s statist proposals on everything from health care to taxes have reinvigorated the leave-us-alone coalition. The bad news is that this rebirth of activism is not stopping the march to collectivism. The burden of government is much larger today [...]
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