The Amish HAVE TO be able to opt out. They opt out of mostly ALL government services. They have a special deal with the feds and local govt and always have. Accepting govent helth care is not just a violation of a small "rule" in their faith. It runs counter to EVERYTHINg they beleive in. And UNLIKE most turds who got their hands out....they opt out of govt services AND provide for THEMSELVES. What a concept.
I got no problem with this.
I dig the Amish in a big way. They are family oriented, TOTALLY self sufficient, and when it comes to religion, they dont make you join it UNTIL youre an adult (Anabaptist). They encourage their teenage children to leave the Amish community, experience the modern world for a time and THEN make the decision to go forth with the modern world or stay with the Amish one. And even better, if you DO go with the modern world, youre not outcast from the family or community one bit. The ONLY time a family member is outcast is if s/he decides to lead an Amish life and then at some point bails on it. Pretty cool and forward thinking.
And that Ms. Hamilton has some set of balls on her. The govt has about a billion special consessions for the Jews so she has ZERO right to get on other religions for asking for the same. Just a few weeks ago, the city of NY tore up miles of bike lanes on Bedford Ave in Brooklyn becuase the Hasidm there claim seeing cyclists with bare legs violated their sensibilities. And the Amish dont SHUN health care. They just dont want the gubmint to help them pay for it. So she needs to shut up.