Are Republicans anti-Obamacare enough to go to jail for the cause?

I was a child of some children of the sixties, so I heard my fair share of stories that glorified the idea of going to jail for a cause you believed in. Sometimes, that's the way to make the point. When I think about it, it conjures up images of sit-ins, handcuffed hippies and generally a sea of bell bottoms, sunglasses and flowers in hair. A liberal crowd, to say the least.

But that picture may change as the country comes around to the realization that they are going to have to implement and abide by the rules stipulated in Obamacare. We may see the same kind of behavior, albeit in different garb, from those on the far right side of the political spectrum, and potentially from those in suits and ties.

Ken Cuccinelli, the Virginia Attorney General, has taken specific issue with the Obamacare mandate that businesses provide health care insurance that includes coverage for the "morning-after" pill. Cuccinelli says that it's flat out wrong and violates religious freedom. If businesses do choose not to provide the insurance, they could be fined by the day.

Cuccinelli has encouraged everyone from clergy to business owners to stand up for their belief that the law is no good, to the point of going to jail.

I have to say, I agree with him. It would be fascinating to see business owners and clergy getting taken to jail in handcuffs for refusing to provide government-mandated insurance. Would it make the point they intend? Or would it simply make them look foolish for making that stand? In truth, there is no requirement for anyone to actually use the morning-after pill, so there's no actual requirement for anyone to break any religious beliefs.

Would you go to jail to keep people from having the option to make choices about their bodies?

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