Virginia General Assembly votes to ban health-insurance mandate
Although opponents say that requiring health insurance would be similar to requiring a driver to have auto insurance, and that federal legislation would preempt a state law, the Virginia General Assembly isn’t buying the argument:
The Virginia General Assembly has given final approval to a bill that would make it illegal for the government to require [...]
Now it’s ’salt’?
You’ve got to be kidding.
Eric Erickson notes at Redstate that there’s word of yet another instance of politicians not knowing the limits of government:
New York Assemblyman Felix Ortiz (D-Brooklyn) wants to ban the use of salt in preparation of restaurant cooking.
Is there a single Democrat that has ever read the Constitution or gives a [...]
Hidden Dangers
It’s all supposed to be voluntary, those “home visits” that are
tucked into the mammoth Obamacare bill. If you have a strong
stomach, and stronger bottom, you can find home visitation on
pages 568-595. That’s Section 2951 of H.R. 3590, the Senate bill
that Harry Reid brought down the [...]
The Nanny State In Twilight
If you are of sub-par intelligence and need someone to micro-manage your life, we, like most other Western nations, have just the government for you. On the other hand, when it comes to dealing with hostile nuclear powers, you’re on your own. Mark Steyn draws the contrast:
If you’re minded to flip a pancake [...]
On Taxes, Violent Revolution, Michael Medved, and the Late Mr. Stack
On today’s show, Michael Medved said something fatuous.
Yes, I know this is hardly news enough even to raise an eyebrow; he has done it many times before, and he will continue to do it. To be fair, he also says things now and again that are unusually perceptive; but to continue our brutal fair [...]
Who Killed Obamacare?
Obamacare is dead. The politicians, journalists and bloggers who
continue to talk about passing “reform” via reconciliation or
some other procedural skullduggery are like those characters in
the comedy, Weekend at Bernie’s, who lug a corpse around
pretending it’s still alive. It is, of course, possible — even
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