Louisiana Rocks

Lots of states rock, of course, but in a “this just in” newsflash, Louisiana is telling ObamaCare to shove it.

Last Friday, June 18, 2010, Louisiana became the first state with a Democrat-controlled legislature to oppose a requirement to purchase health insurance—the centerpiece of President Barack Obama’s health reform agenda.

…House Bill 1474, which was supported by 14 House Democrats and 12 Senate Democrats, states that “No resident of this state, regardless of whether he has or is eligible for health insurance coverage under any policy or program provided by or through his employer, or a plan sponsored by the state or the federal government, shall be required to obtain or maintain a policy of individual health insurance coverage.”

If Governor Jindal, who has been remarkable during the oil spill disaster, doesn’t sign this, I think conservatives across the country will have heart attacks. In passing this bill, Louisiana joins the beautiful state of Virginia, Idaho and Utah (sorry, haven’t been to those last two) in shielding their citizens from the current administration’s attempt to tyrannically tell us how to spend what we have left of our hard-earned money after they raid our paychecks. Similar Health Care Freedom Acts will appear on ballots in Oklahoma (where we were charged by a llama on Route 66!), Arizona, Florida, and Missouri.

Go, go, federalism! Beat that federal government into submission.

Just for the record, I’m very happy about the New Orleans judge overturning the absurd and economically dangerous ban on offshore drilling.