http://injennifershead.com/?p=1145 Musings about current events, politics, news, and personal events. Mon, 06 Sep 2010 13:05:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 http://injennifershead.com/?p=1145&cpage=1#comment-9012 Jennifer Fri, 06 Nov 2009 14:22:16 +0000 http://injennifershead.com/?p=1145#comment-9012 You're right Loki. I didn't point out that states can have that sort of mandate. The Feds can't. It was designed that way on purpose. You’re right Loki. I didn’t point out that states can have that sort of mandate. The Feds can’t. It was designed that way on purpose.

]]> http://injennifershead.com/?p=1145&cpage=1#comment-9010 Lokidude Fri, 06 Nov 2009 05:31:44 +0000 http://injennifershead.com/?p=1145#comment-9010 One minor nit to pick, Jennifer. The Constitution doesn't say that the individual states cannot make their own mandates, which in theory could extend to insurance. This is exactly how they mandate auto insurance, and how Massachusetts mandates health coverage. The big difference between the states and the Federales is, quite simply, that you can leave a state at will. If Wyoming implements a policy that I find to be unacceptable, I have the option to either attempt to change that policy, or leave Wyoming for a place I find more amenable. (Not gonna happen, I love it here, and can't imagine the fathers of this state implementing any policy that would offend me to the point of leaving.) It is much more difficult for me to find a new nation to live in, if the .gov implements such egregious policies on a federal level. One minor nit to pick, Jennifer. The Constitution doesn’t say that the individual states cannot make their own mandates, which in theory could extend to insurance. This is exactly how they mandate auto insurance, and how Massachusetts mandates health coverage. The big difference between the states and the Federales is, quite simply, that you can leave a state at will. If Wyoming implements a policy that I find to be unacceptable, I have the option to either attempt to change that policy, or leave Wyoming for a place I find more amenable. (Not gonna happen, I love it here, and can’t imagine the fathers of this state implementing any policy that would offend me to the point of leaving.) It is much more difficult for me to find a new nation to live in, if the .gov implements such egregious policies on a federal level.

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