Politics as Usual

Monday 2 April 2012 - Filed under Uncategorized

Some people see an environment where Obamacare is struck down as a good one for Obama. Why? Because having his signature bill struck down as unconstitutional might arouse his base and encourage him to go vote. HuffPo:

Striking down the statute could really rev up the president’s base — add fuel to their current political mantra fire about a ‘war on women.’ I can think of the ads now, can’t you? The president’s enthusiasm level among his supporters has been sagging — something that happens during a second term campaign — and he needs something to throw his weight behind to really drive his supporters to the polls. An existing health care law won’t do it since it feels a bit like, ‘been there, done it.’ Striking the law down, on the other hand, could really be used to put political panic in his supporters.

Yeah. Having a law, one that represents an entire presidency, struck down by the Supreme Court as inherently threatening to the liberty of the American people is a good thing because it might mean that he has a chance of getting re-elected. This kind of thinking is fucking stupid, and is absolutely representative of what’s wrong in American politics. It’s okay if a law gets struck down, one that has been labeled as necessary to the health of America, because “our guy” will still be in power.

2012-04-02  »  madlibertarianguy