tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033250919739916193.post6403959331991385692..comments2024-01-22T05:08:50.163-07:00Comments on Passionate--formerly Moderate--now Liberal "Mormon": Health Care Reform Is Up to the SupremesGranthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07133789257179902461noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033250919739916193.post-39650949727674398492012-01-07T15:14:21.559-07:002012-01-07T15:14:21.559-07:00I agree. I view our federal structure as more a m...I agree. I view our federal structure as more a matter of necessity to establish the union than a principle that was consciously and affirmatively sought. My main point was that I certainly don't view on it the same level as the individual rights guarantees by the Bill of Rights, which need judicial protection from the government action.Curt Bentleyhttp://www.utahpoliticalsummary.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033250919739916193.post-16171360858290539142012-01-07T13:26:16.683-07:002012-01-07T13:26:16.683-07:00Thanks, Curt. OK. I can see your big-picture point...Thanks, Curt. OK. I can see your big-picture point too that this is an extraordinary step in diminishing a sense of "federalism" which may be one reason why the political right is so upset. But that step is still only using the Court to recognize the reality that this Constitutional Union is not what the founders originally established with their deference to the existing individual Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07133789257179902461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8033250919739916193.post-71839300754960954522012-01-07T12:25:34.885-07:002012-01-07T12:25:34.885-07:00I don't think Obamacare gets struck down eithe...I don't think Obamacare gets struck down either. <br /><br />But although both sides phrase their arguments in terms of cost-shifting and pre-entry regulation, what's really going on here is an argument over whether principle of federalism can be enforced through the courts. And it's a significant question not easily settled by resort to favorable precedent. <br /><br />I think Curt Bentleyhttp://www.utahpoliticalsummary.comnoreply@blogger.com