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Then what is he talking about? The AHCA gets rid of the individual and employer mandates.

I don't know how many people ever argued against mandates in general. Government mandates are bad, but free-market-based mandates put in place by businesses are not necessarily bad.

The Southerners were also concerned about slavery in the territories and the extension of slavery to the runaway slaves in the free states.

All of those Southerners defending slavery and outraged that the North might get involved were actually not really serious.

Brakey should hit Sen. King hard for voting against Judge Gorsuch for SCOTUS.

Insurance companies choosing their own prices is part of the free market, not a penalty. I also surprised this bill did no include free market reforms, but not getting all of what we want is not a reason to oppose repealing some of what we don't. As Rand Paul said, no everything has to be done...

"Repeal and replace" was more Rand Paul's priority than it was Paul Ryan, except Rand Paul wanted to do these in separate bills.

Please explain. Don't you value getting rid of the employer mandate?

It would have repealed the worst part of the ACA: the employer mandate. It would have also repealed the individual mandate and weakened the essential health care benefits regulations.

In what way(s)?

Why? And don't just say because it doesn't do everything you want.

I hope the Republicans who wouldn't take most of what they wanted in the American Health Care Act enjoy seeing Trump work with the moderate Republicans and Democrats to create a slight adjustment to Obama's Affordable Care Act.

I don't know if I have ever hear why Rand Paul does not think the AHCA is at least an improvement.

I was actually rather pleased with Johnson's 3.3 percent. I doubt anyone else could have done significantly better. Of course, I hope the LP chooses someone other than Johnson next time. Maybe Petersen will run again. However, the LP should get someone who can compete in Minnesota, Wisconsin...

I will not change my belief that the Liberty Movement should focus on state and congressional offices first and only spend a little time on the 2020 presidential race. But I will admit this seems a little harder (and that is beyond how immensely hard it already was). Most Liberty Movement...