Waivers for everyone!

posted by Bob

Last time I checked, about a hundred companies, a whole gaggle of unions, and several states had requested and received Obamacare waivers. Twenty-six states (or is it twenty-seven? I lose count) have sued to have the law struck down, and at least one governor has announced that he will not implement Obamacare in his state. So far, two federal judges have declared the law unconstitutional.

You want to know what else is unconstitutional? This business of handing out waivers to certain favored people and groups, but denying them to others. I was born during the Eisenhower administration, when school children still studied the U.S. Constitution, so I know the state cannot legally deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. If some folks are granted waivers, while others are denied them, that is a clear violation of the equal protection guarantee.

Obamacare is one of the worst ideas ever to be jammed down the throats of an unwilling populace. If Congress does not repeal it, or the Supreme Court does not strike it down, then all of us should flood Washington DC with demands for waivers. If we don’t receive them, then we should initiate one hell of a gigantic class action lawsuit, claiming that we were denied equal protection of the law.

That’s my prescription.