Democrats’ Grim Choices in Post-Constitutional America
This week we have seen what post-Constitutional government looks like. No-limit government means our liberty, rights, and prosperity are always subject to the whims of erratic political forces in Washington. 
Whether or not we the people will be subjugated by an authoritarian government take-over of health care, with it’s resultant loss of liberty, impenetrable bureaucratic complexity, and horrendous cost, now depends on which alternative Democrats think will be least catastrophic for their party in the November election.
As the polls below demonstrate, a substantial majority of the public is against ObamaCare. In particular, independent voters, whom Barack Obama can thank for his Presidency, are overwhelmingly opposed. Democrats now face two choices, and for them both are indeed grim:
- Attempt to force passage via a combination of Reconciliation and even more outrageous bribes of individual members in exchange for their reluctant votes. If they try this and succeed they hand Republican challengers the ideal, poll tested issue to campaign against and will loose dozens of seats in November. If they try it and fail the Republicans will still clean their clocks at the polls with the simple campaign slogan, “vote these guys out. It’s the only way to be sure ObamaCare doesn’t come back next year!”
- Give up and let their dream of an extreme makeover of the nation’s health care be swept into the dust bin of history. If they choose this they’ll lose big time in November because their Leftist base will boycott the election and withhold campaign donations. And, the same Republican campaign theme, fear of ObamaCare coming back can and will still be used against them.
The U.S. Constitution guarantees individual liberty by limiting the power and scope of government to a few functions called “enumerated powers.” Providing medical services, forcing people to buy health insurance, and regulating the terms of health insurance policies by bureaucratic decree were not included on the list of enumerated powers.
But, as we wrote here, the Democrats now hold that the Constitution empowers them to do anything they can ram through Congress. In Nancy Pelosi’s own words, they have “unlimited power” over our medical care. Many, though not all Republicans are only a little better when it comes to adherence to Constitutional principles.
Thus, we can no longer expect elected officials to obey the Constitution and protect rather than diminish our liberty.
All we can do now is wait and watch as Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid and Barack Obama decide not if our liberty is important, but which disagreeable option is least horrible for future of their political party.
We can also begin planning a new, urgent, forceful campaign for Constitutional government.
