The Obamacare Plan

       
            What Obama is doing with Obamacare here is brilliant politically. Currently he has asked the Supreme Court to review the ruling that it was unconstitutional.

            The Obamacare plan basically is trying to extend the benefits of health care to all Americans. Some people are opposed to it due to the fact that citizens of other countries come to America to get good health care and now we want to change that. However, on the flip side many liberals favoring the bill see the democratic and egalitarian benefits of the bill.

            Basically Obama is forcing the liberals to side with him on this purely liberal legislation whereas many liberals were starting to move away from him earlier on during his jobs plan. The Supreme Court will convene several months before the end of the election so that if they overturn the ruling that Obamacare is unconstitutional then Obama will have a huge wave of support from the moderates and the undecided moderates. This legislation is forcing everyone to forget the failure of previous domestic policies Obama attempted the pass. By asking the Supreme court to make his medical care plan one of 100 or so cases they chose among several million proposed every year Obama is bringing himself to the forefront of discussion in every political circle.

            Now then, while I am supporting Obama in this election and while this is a brilliant political maneuver, I am both for and against the healthcare package itself. I believe that rather than forcing Medicare down everyone's throats we should instead just make it much more accessible. People don't want something as much when it is forced upon them and you can bet your bottom dollar that Obama will receive major opposition from state's rights followers. Thus, I am against the extent that the Obamacare plan plays; however, I support the plan merely due to its egalitarian aspects as well as its political effect in this race. In the end the political card probably trumps the case against radical change.

            Information gathered for this blog can be found at http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/10/02/usa-court-idUSS1E78S1LY20111002