As a companion must-read article to Tim’s column on the ObamaCare birth control mandate, John Cochrane…
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Cato on Contraception Mandate: 'We Should All be Exempt'

As a companion must-read article to Tim’s column on the ObamaCare birth control mandate, John Cochrane of Cato explains why President Barack Obama’s proposed compromise to exempt church-related institutions misses the point:

Our nation is divided on social issues. The natural compromise is simple: Birth control, abortion and other contentious practices are permitted. But those who object don't have to pay for them. The federal takeover of medicine prevents us from reaching these natural compromises and needlessly divides our society.

The critics fell for a trap. By focusing on an exemption for church-related institutions, critics effectively admit that it is right for the rest of us to be subjected to this sort of mandate. They accept the horribly misnamed Patient Protection and Affordable…[more]

February 10, 2012 • 04:52 pm

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Recently, a baseball fan sued the New York Yankees after alleging that he was ejected from the stadium by police after he left his seat during the seventh-inning-stretch.

Bradford Campeau-Laurion says his rights were violated when he tried to pass a police officer to use the restroom during the singing of "God Bless America," a seventh-inning-stretch tradition at Yankee Stadium since September 11, 2001. Campeau-Laurion said he is proud to be an American but objects to being required to participate in displays of patriotism.

The lawsuit seeks unspecified damages against the Yankees and the city, whose police officers were paid by the Yankees to work the game. Police spokesman Paul J. Browne said the officers ejected Campeau-Laurion after they "observed a male cursing, using inappropriate language and acting in a disorderly manner while reeking of alcohol."

The Yankees had no comment.

—Source: USA Today

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