Subject: Against Liberty Before He Was For It?
From: "Eric Schwerin" <[email-masked]>
To: "Hunter Biden" <[email-masked]>, "David and Joan Schwerin" <[email-masked]>, "Alex Lofft" <[email-masked]>, "Katherine R. Lofft" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 2010 18:10:04 -0500

Against Liberty Before He Was For It?
After a federal judge ruled the individual coverage mandate in the new health care law unconstitutional, Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) issued a statement saying it was a victory for freedom.

Said Hatch: "Today is a great day for liberty. Congress must obey the Constitution rather than make it up as we go along. Liberty requires limits on government, and today those limits have been upheld."

But Steve Benen calls him on it: "Look, I get that Hatch is worried about facing a primary challenger in 2012, and on health care policy in general, he's been a pretty shameless hack. But while he's applauding this victory for 'liberty,' I hope it's not rude to point out that Orrin Hatch literally co-sponsored a health care bill with an individual mandate."

Eric D. Schwerin
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