Eric at 168,
I agree with your sentiment and am glad you are zeroing in on the Constitutionality of HB3200. I believe it’s effect on individuals would violate the 4th and 14th Amendments. It may also violate the commerce clause and perhaps the 10th Amendment.
Strategically, it may be wise for the GOP to keep powder dry right now. The President is bleeding support and the Congress is not in session. The Republicans may be wise to let the unpopularity simmer via public outcry while reserving argument for a time when maximum leverage can be gained from it. I think the GOP would be wise to speak with one voice about a positive option to Obamacare and stay on message. Having their own counter townhalls is also smart.
The public is awake and angry; save energy for the end game and driving the lance home at the right moment.
The Democrats have done this exclusively on their own, let them suffer for the incompetence of their proposal and the fact that they can’t seem to pass it even with complete control of the executive and legislative branches of government. It shows every independent just how married they are to defective European socialist ideology and how utterly feckless they are at governing.
They have caught themselves in their own snare; no need to rescue them from themselves.
