I have previously posted about the differences between ObamaCare and RomneyCare. And because it is such an important question, I have turned it into its own dedicated page on this blog. (It is not just an old blog post.) Click the link above to see it.
With aspects of ObamaCare being discussed at the Supreme Court this week, I wanted to revisit the subject, and address the issues before the SCOTUS. Starting with, how can you be for RomneyCare, but against ObamaCare? And if the mandates in ObamaCare are what are being debated as constitutional, why aren't the mandates in RomneyCare unconstitutional? And I aim to do this with as little bias as possible, and present it on just the facts alone.
The first and basic reason ObamaCare is potentially unconstitutional, and RomneyCare is not, is also the most important difference between the two programs. One is federal, one is state.
Also, as I said in my original post on this subject, many key aspects of the original RomneyCare bill were opposed by Romney. But he was over-ridden by the legislature in the final act, and many of the items he opposed are the basis for ObamaCare. That is why the argument that Romney "created the blueprint" for ObamaCare is invalid. More accurately it could be said the Democrats in the Massachusetts legislature created the template, and Romney opposed it.
