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Other than being apparently 100% opposed to Obamacare, Conservatives have not come out in open rebellion against Obamacare. But the question in the OP is not whether anybody has,
The question is whether anybody should.
The very rich are not being hurt by it because they can afford to bypass Obamacare. And so has the President and members of Congress bypassed Obamacare for themselves even as they forced it onto the rest of us.
And from what I have been reading, and seeing happen locally, more and more doctors are going into concierge kinds of practices that bypass the insurance industry entirely and many are allowing monthly payments of $135 to $200 a month which puts it into affordable range for many and, because these doctors limit the number of patients they will take, the patient who need to see a doctor can see their doctor immediately. This I suppose is a rebellion of sorts. But it will increase the difficulty of others to be able to see a doctor anywhere other than the urgent care centers and emergency rooms which is already happening almost everywhere.
Most conservatives are too busy working jobs and living their lives to be government activists. As a result we have allowed this monstrosity of a government program and mandate to be forced upon us.
If Congress won't fix it, I don't know how we should fix it ourselves. But I sure hope we figure it out and refuse this kind of unconscionable breach of social contract.
The Constitution was intended to severely limit the authority given to a central government. That concept has been completely stood on its head. We the people can reassign the authority by demanding that this policy be re-implemented. But do we have the courage to do that? And are there enough Americans left who love liberty to get it done at all?
You don't need to make excuses for anyone.
A simple no will do.
As to...whether they should....I am still wondering what form it would take.
A simple 'no' doesn't always work without understanding why the answer is 'no' though.
And I thought my post suggested one form rebellion would take.
Let me get more to the point.
I piss off a lot of conservatives with my positoins on certain issues.
I piss off a lot of liberals with my positions on certain issues.
I am always looking for the proof that things are the way people claim.
I personally, hate Obamacare. Set aside the constitutional argument.
The government is a pretty much a failure compared to what could and should be.....my opinion.
I hear conservatives scream about it.
But I don't see it still being visible. I don't see conservatives talking about a concerted plan to get rid of it. I don't see them addressing the issues it was supposed to address.
It is pretty much dead in the public discourse.
To me, people should be rioting about it. It should not be allowed to pass from the public concious.
There should be open discussions about what we "owe each other" via the social contract (if we owe anythikng).
There should be prominent websites collecting data and broadcasting that data.
I'll answer with the question put to you in the Obamacare thread. What do you think this thread is all about then?
This was one of your topics of discussion:
And who should get to decide that?
And I am working to understand what it means to "decide".
I don't understand your question or your point at all. Please explain.