Currently, due to objections from both moderates and conservatives, Republican efforts in the Senate to replace Obamacare are at an impasse. According to Kimberley A. Strassel, the sticking point is really the conservatives -- four of them -- who reject the inclusion of continued protections for those with pre-existing conditions. What, exactly, is the conservatives’ objection? Presumably, it is partly because such protection to such-higher risk persons increase the price of medical insurance premiums that normal-risk persons would have to pay.That’s part of the reason, but, for conservatives, not the primary reason. The primary reason is, that in order to require such continued inclusion, the government must infringe on the rights of private parties to make contracts on their own terms, without government dictating those terms to them. To say that government can do so is a position that fundamentally alters the relationship between it and its citizens. Rather than...(Read Full Article)