Law of the Land

I've heard the argument recently that because the Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) is the law of the land, those who oppose this law should be silent.   My opposition to this law is rooted in the principle that the federal government should not force its citizenry to purchase a product, such as health insurance.  But I digress.

Those who applaud Obamacare are critical of those who don't like it based upon this notion: Congress passed legislation that was signed by the President and upheld by the U.S. Supreme Court.  So therefore, since this act made its way through the proper channels, we as Americans should not try and change it -- after all, it is the law of the land.  In other words, take your medicine and go home. 

Our country's laws have been enacted, changed, modified and repealed countless times since its inception 200 plus years ago.  The founding fathers were brilliant in having Congress run for re-election every two years because the lower chamber had to answer directly to the people for their actions.  In other words, if a rogue Congress pushed though bad legislation, the next Congress, only two years later, was able to "right that wrong".

If we do not agree with a specific law, does that mean we cannot do anything in trying to repeal it, change it, modify it or voice concerns to it?  Absolutely not.  This line of archaic reasoning would have never lead to the following:

•   Abolition of Slavery
•   Civil Rights
•   Safer Automobiles
•   Megan's Law

I am not critical of those citizens that voice their favor to laws that I oppose.   Moreover, I'm not critical of those citizens that voice their opposition to laws that I favor. But please, take your own medicine: when people voice their opinions on a law you favor, don't tell them to be quiet because it is the law of the land.  

We fought a revolution over a king and a parliament that imposed laws onto the colonies.  If the colonies would have taken the "its the law of the land" attitude, the United States would look totally different today.