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Fine and dandy. Doesnt mean that whining will change it.
DeanWormer
Still doesn't make it right or good for the people.
We have no say, anymore.
MentorsRiddle
When you have one law for the rulers and another law for the ruled you can rest assured that it is a bad law.
Even when it was proposed that the law applied to congress, the senate rejected it and called it a "poison pill".
It is absurd that a law can be passed when even the most liberal of states say they don't want it.
But - all of you who trump that it will be the best ever will discover that it is not.
captaintyinknotsNow, whats my point? My point is, like it or not (and I tend to fall to the latter), Obamacare has gone through this process. It has been challenged at every turn. It has been taken to the Supreme Court. And its stood up.
So your point is that the people should just accept crappy laws, shut up and go home?
The supreme court stated that it is.
While it may have become a law through due process in accordance with the Constitution, that does not make the law itself Constitutional.
I dont disagree. So the question is, how do you change that?
When we have a corrupt system that appoints their own "independent" checks and balances (Supreme Court Justices) we get corrupt laws.
The people need to do their civic duty and become well informed about who they are electing into office so as to avoid situations such as this. But, that is not likely to happen anytime soon.
captaintyinknots
MentorsRiddle
When you have one law for the rulers and another law for the ruled you can rest assured that it is a bad law.
Even when it was proposed that the law applied to congress, the senate rejected it and called it a "poison pill".
It is absurd that a law can be passed when even the most liberal of states say they don't want it.
But - all of you who trump that it will be the best ever will discover that it is not.
1)I agree, it is a bad law. Doesnt change the fact that it went through the process and became a law.
2)But it DID pass, meaning the people elected to represent those states voted for it.
3)"All of you"? As I said in the OP, I dont think it is a good law. That is not the point.
Fair enough, sorry about the reaction, I just get tired of getting lumped in with obama supporters when I try to approach things from a logic standpoint, not a political one. I didnt vote for obama, I didnt want him, and I think he is an utter disaster.
MentorsRiddle
Captaintyinknots, I was not suggesting that you personally agreed with the law. I was writing that for the general readers who agreed with the law.
Please don't take offence.
I agree - it is a law. But, clearly, the representatives did not do a good job in voting and just went with their party.
This is a historic time in American history.