Dec 21, 2009

Is health care constitutional?

One of the main questions I have been asking, and surprisingly no one in the GOP noise is. We can always argue IF Congress should vote to drastically increase government control in health care, but what if the question is CAN Congress vote on this legislation? I am unsure how the Commerce Clause can be pulled to have governmental involvement in health care (especially since it still doesn't handle the buying of out of state health care which would be interstate commerce), or where in the Constitution the government can force you to purchase something. So if this bill does get passed and signed, can't & shouldn't the Supreme Court jump all over it? Not likely. The Supreme Court has not been very pro-Constitution lately (albeit the Heller DC gun ban overturn). With McCain-Feingold and Kelo the court has upheld governmental abuse of power over the mandates and protections of liberty in the Constitution.

Congress took an oath to defend the Constitution, this bill tramples it. But why isn't anyone in the opposition arguing against it based on the fundamental rules of US governmental power?

Detailed explanation on why this health care reform bill is illegal here.

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