Sunday, April 5, 2015

JENKINS: What do religious freedom and Obamacare have in common?

Gwinnett Daily Post ^ | 4/04/15 | Rob Jenkins 

One aspect of the religious freedom controversy that’s not getting much attention is its similarity to the debate over Obamacare. The same issue lies at the heart of both — namely, whether the government can force people to enter into contracts against their will.

In the case of Obamacare, the Supreme Court basically rejected the administration’s constitutional arguments, then bizarrely decided the law was OK because the penalty for not complying was a tax, not a fine. In other words, the government can’t make you buy health insurance, but it CAN “tax” you if you don’t.

Now several states have passed religious freedom laws, designed to protect citizens from being forced into contracts not just against their will but contrary to their religious convictions.
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