It’s time for an Amendment

Posted By on March 27, 2012 at 1:38 pm

The big news in politics this week is the round of Supreme Court oral arguments concerning the constitutionality of the Obamacare individual mandate.

It seems patently obvious to me that the mandate is an overreach of legitimate congressional power, and anathema to individual liberty, but there’s no way of knowing how the Supreme Court justices will vote* or how they will rationalize their impending votes.

I’ve been particularly interested in the Institute for Justice’s take on the healthcare law as a violation of centuries of contract law — that is, a contract which an individual is coerced into entering is not valid or enforceable.

Regardless of the outcome, it’s time for there to be a clear line drawn to rein in the federal government. A good start might be Professor Randy Barnett’s Federalism Amendment idea.

* Except for the four liberals, who apparently never saw an expansion of federal “social engineering” power they didn’t like.

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A Week’s Worth of Twitter Updates

Posted By on March 26, 2012 at 10:00 am

  • Anyone who believes that nonsense about cats being patient has not seen my critters if feeding time is 30 seconds late. #
  • Thunderboomy storm… Kismet is so freaked out, he flung himself at me for, I presume, some security. Or treats. Never can tell with him. #
  • Another night of rain. One can only hope this bodes well for my lawn's longevity this year. #
  • [Insert wit here.] #
  • The work week begins with a classic "high CPU due to ARP" problem. May the rest of what I deal with this week be so straightforward. #
  • My legs seem more useless than usual this week, especially the right. Can't lift it high enough to climb stairs. Very disturbing. #
  • I have detected an emerging strategy on Packet's part: he begs for food 10-15 minutes earlier each day. Clever kitteh. #
  • Looks like today is turning into another Good Ticket day (knock wood.) So far, an ISDN problem (my forté) and a routing loop. Cake. #
  • Phone calls from the Czech Republic are the highlight of my week. Glad I'm not paying *that* phone bill. #
  • Happy birthday, Dad. Wish you were still here. #
  • I'd like to say I'm having a good day, but if I do, something will come along to ruin it. #

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