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Cochrane on ObamaCare’s Contraceptive-Coverage Mandate

Michael F. Cannon — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 21:23:26 +0000

By Michael F. Cannon

My Cato colleague John Cochrane – who is way smarter than I am — has a generally excellent op-ed in today’s Wall Street Journal on ObamaCare’s contraception mandate: Salting mandated health insurance with birth control is exactly the same as a tax—on employers, on Catholics, on gay men and women, on couples trying to have children and [...]

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RTD: ‘Insurance Exchange: Just Say No’

Michael F. Cannon — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 15:26:52 +0000

By Michael F. Cannon

Regarding legislation to create an ObamaCare “Exchange” in Virginia, the Richmond Times-Dispatch explains: Republicans at the General Assembly are falling prey to the fallacy of the false alternative… [H]ere are the real options facing Virginia: (a) federal bureaucrats determine the form of our exchange, or (b) federal bureaucrats determine the form of our exchange. There is [...]

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Justice Ginsburg: “I Would Not Look to the U.S. Constitution”

Mike Kelsey — Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:00:43 +0000

Conservatives are often ridiculed for criticizing activist judges who fail to respect the Constitution. We are told that it is not conservative originalists (labeled ignorant and extremist) but rather enlightened liberal judges—with their nuanced understanding of constitutional penumbras—who truly respect the spirit of the Constitution. Conservatives, however, have good reason to be skeptical of the left’s “respect’’ for the Constitution. Just last week, for example, Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg told an Egyptian TV station that she would not recommend the U.S. Constitution as model for Egypt’s new government. … More

Gay Marriage Still Has an Uphill Climb

Robert A. Levy — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 21:16:36 +0000

By Robert A. Levy

The right answer to the same-sex marriage question is to remove government from the marriage business altogether. That’s a legislative matter, however, and not something the courts should decree. Until then, because state and federal laws confer benefits based on marital status, the equal protection provisions of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments require that same-sex [...]

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The Ethos of Universal Coverage

Michael F. Cannon — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 20:16:50 +0000

Associated Press photojournalist Noah Berger captured this thousand-word image near the Occupy Oakland demonstrations last month. Many Cato@Liberty readers will get it immediately. They can stop reading now. For everyone else, this image perfectly illustrates the ethos of what I call the Church of Universal Coverage. Like everyone who supports a government guarantee of access to medical care, [...]

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Should New Hampshire Create a Health Insurance Exchange?

Michael F. Cannon — Tue, 07 Feb 2012 17:15:42 +0000

The liberty-lovers at New Hampshire’s Josiah Bartlett Center for Public Policy have produced this video of my appearance before the New Hampshire House of Representatives where I argued against creating health insurance “Exchanges”: (Notice my rapt audience.) Should New Hampshire Create a Health Insurance Exchange? is a post from Cato @ Liberty - Cato Institute [...]

Should New Hampshire Create a Health Insurance Exchange? is a post from Cato @ Liberty - Cato Institute Blog

Morning Bell: On Reagan’s Birthday, His Legacy Lives On

Mike Brownfield — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 14:57:03 +0000

Today marks President Ronald Reagan’s 101st birthday. Born in Tampico, Illinois, Reagan made his journey west to Iowa as a radio broadcaster, then on to California to take Hollywood by storm. He crossed America as a spokesman for General Electric, and then — after discovering the import of conservative values — entered the political arena, where he would ultimately lead his fellow citizens out of a wilderness of self-doubt, helping the country come to see that it could be morning in America once again. We at The Heritage Foundation invite … More

For Now, Government Still Lets You Pick Your Own Roommate

David S. Addington — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 14:28:09 +0000

The people of the United States ordained a Constitution of limited government. As time passes, the people have more of the “government” and less of the “limited.” Americans must work at maintaining their freedoms. Defense of the constitutional freedom of association involved in choosing roommates to share housing illustrates the effort required. Government has attempted to regulate our ability to choose a roommate, but efforts to resist that intrusion pay off in preserved liberty. Tricia Rowe, a 31-year-old single woman who owned a three bedroom, single-family house, wanted a roommate. … More

House Committee Examines Obama’s Unconstitutional Appointments

Alison Meyer — Thu, 02 Feb 2012 21:20:35 +0000

President Obama’s illegal non-recess appointments are unconstitutional and defy the process the Founding Fathers intended, Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) told a House committee Wednesday. The House Oversight and Government Reform Committee invited a handful of constitutional law experts to discuss the four controversial appointments Obama made in January. Citing delays in the Senate, Obama installed Richard Cordray (pictured) as director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and Richard Griffin Jr., Sharon Block, and Terence F. Flynn as members of the National Labor Relations Board. Lee, a constitutional expert and scholar, … More

Contraceptives Mandate Brings ObamaCare’s Coercive Power into Sharper Focus

Michael F. Cannon — Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:58:24 +0000

By Michael F. Cannon

President Obama is catching some well-earned blowback for his decision to force religious institutions “to pay for health insurance that covers sterilization, contraceptives and abortifacients.” You see, ObamaCare penalizes individuals (employers) who don’t purchase (offer) a certain minimum package of health insurance coverage. The Obama administration is demanding that coverage must include the aforementioned reproductive care [...]

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