Is the Health Care Law Unconstitutional? - Say what you want about the Health Care Bill as a whole, but it's important to understand why the requirement for mandatory insurance is included, and why just that particular portion of the bill can't be overturned: Jack M. Balkin, a Law Professor at Yale explains:

"The new law keeps insurance companies from denying coverage because of preexisting conditions or from imposing lifetime caps on coverage. The individual mandate makes these popular aspects of health care reform possible.

Without an individual mandate people will wait until they become sick to buy health insurance, raising insurance premiums for others and undermining the ability to spread risk that is necessary for private insurance markets. Requiring people to make a choice between buying health insurance or paying a tax gives people incentives to act responsibly and not attempt to game the system."

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Favorite New Politician: Barney Frank -

I know this is really old... I have a whole bunch of fun stuff to post and will be catching up the next few days.

But I like Barney Frank and this clip, because it's refreshing to see a Democrat, when confronted by fringe supporters, stand up for their convictions instead of waver and back down.

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Newsweek: The truth about Obamacare - A good article that clears up some common misconceptions, along with the White House website.

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President Bush on Healthcare -

"People have access to health care in America," he told an audience in Cleveland. "After all, you just go to an emergency room."

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Some Hospitals Call 911 to Save Their Patients - Seems like a bit of a problem, doesn't it?

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