Ever since the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act” began its ontogeny in whatever sunless Congressional womb such hell-spawn are gestated, conservatives have howled that it reposes too much power in the Federal government (to be specific, in the capricious Executive Branch) — and so presents a grave threat to cherished liberties. “Suck it up, you nasty old fossils,” the bill’s supporters told them; “health-care is now a universal human right. This is what the future of an enlightened America looks like (to anyone who isn’t a bitter, gun-clinging racist, that is).”
In response, it’s fair to ask: are you guys sure you’ve thought this through? You might want to keep in mind that once you’ve ceded any territory to Leviathan, it’s very difficult to take it back — and a left-leaning Executive, insh’Allah, will not always be at the helm. Deroy Murdock and Jonah Goldberg make this simple point, in a way that should give liberals pause, here.