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Politics : A US National Health Care System?
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To: TimF who wrote (36525)5/5/2014 5:04:49 PM
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Yeah, "cooperation" implies a certain voluntary aspect to it. Not the case when the entity who wants your "cooperation" has the force of law to make you "cooperate".

As yet, however, Obamacare has been enforced on only a subset of policies, mostly those purchased on the open market. This year, many if not most people with employer-sponsored health insurance will start to feel the bite.

On the subject of the growing number of laws & regulations and the enforcement thereof, Glenn Reynolds, the Instapundit, wrote this article for the Columbia Law Review:

Ham Sandwich Nation: Due Process When Everything Is a Crime
July 2013
Glenn Harlan Reynolds *

Introduction

Prosecutorial discretion poses an increasing threat to justice. The threat has in fact grown more severe to the point of becoming a due process issue. Two recent events have brought more attention to this problem. One involves the decision not to charge NBC anchor David Gregory with violating gun laws. In Washington D.C., brandishing a thirty-round magazine is illegal and can result in a yearlong sentence. Nonetheless, the prosecutor refused to charge Gregory despite stating that the on-air violation was clear. 1 The other event involves the government’s rather enthusiastic efforts to prosecute Reddit founder Aaron Swartz for downloading academic journal articles from a closed database. Authorities prosecuted Swartz so vigorously that he committed suicide in the face of a potential fifty-year sentence. 2
Both cases have aroused criticism. In Swartz’s case, a congresswoman has even proposed legislation designed to ensure that violating a website’s terms cannot be prosecuted as a crime. 3 But the problem is much broader. Given the vast web of legislation and regulation that exists today, virtually any American bears the risk of being targeted for prosecution.

Rest at:http://columbialawreview.org/ham-sandwich-nation_reynolds/
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