By foisting ObamaCare on a deeply unwilling country he might have set the stage for the largest civil disobedience movement since the civil rights era, which, if it plays its cards right, could undo his
legislation and his legacy. . . .

By some estimates, Uncle Sam will need to hire an additional 17,000 IRS agents or so just to enforce the coverage mandate. But even if a few million Americans simultaneously refuse to abide by it [or pay the
fine], they could easily overwhelm the system. Self-rule or swaraj,
Gandhi said, requires a collective understanding of the immense
capacity of citizens to "regulate and control" the coercive apparatus
of the state through mass nonviolent resistance.

President Obama and his fellow Democrats are counting on this resistance petering out. That could happen. But it will be a lot easier for opponents to maintain this zeal in the age of social networking. .
. . After all, this issue is not just about the fate of an industry. It
is about maintaining control over basic decisions about one's own life
and health.