A solid majority of Americans opposes defunding the new health care law if it means shutting down the government and defaulting on debt. Opposition to defunding increases sharply when the issue of shutting down the government and defaulting is included. In that case, Americans oppose defunding 59 percent to 19 percent, with 18 percent of respondents unsure.
Apparently some members of the House of Representatives are committed to making a political point and not adhering to those words in the preamble: Insuring domestic tranquility…securing the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our posterity.
