A brilliant piece on the American Prospect about how and why challenges that “Obamacare” is an “unconstitutional use of the commerce clause” are completely full of shit.
The money quote:
“Conservatives borrow the thoughtful anti-statism of their libertarian allies, right up until they endorse the coercive power of the state to manipulate Americans into doing everything from buying homes to getting married. They admit no contradictions between decrying the overreach of the federal government and demanding it prevent gays and lesbians from marrying or imitate Arizona’s descent into a virtual police state. Their choices between adhering to free-market principles or deciding to provide for the general welfare far too often seems to hinge on which choice best enhances or preserves the power of an entrenched financial, religious, ethnic, or cultural hegemony.”
Preach on, brother. Preach on.
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