Is Forcing Americans to Buy Health Insurance Constitutional?
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Since when has it been constitutional for congress to mandate what we have to buy?
A CNS News reporter asked Speaker of the house Nancy Pelosi where in the Constitution does Congress have the authority to force Americans to buy health insurance, a mandate included in both the House and Senate versions of the health care bill . Pelosi responded with “are you serious are you serious?” The reporter answered “yes, yes I am.”
Pelosi then turned away from the reporter without answering the question. This is pretty much how she reacts to anyone who questions the legality of what this administration is trying to do.
Perhaps Speaker Pelosi hadn’t considered the fact that a law must be constitutional. If she has considered that thought, she obviously doesn’t take it seriously. Maybe she views it views it as a minor inconvienience to be delt with after the fact by lawyers in some back room.
Who would ever believe that anyone in Congress would seriously argue that some provision in the Constitution would allow the Federal Government to make a citizen buy something they did not want?
Nancy Pelosi is arguing that she already has that power. Her press secretary stated that The so called interstate commerce clause gives them the power to do this. Here is the clause they are trying to use.
“Section 8. The Congress shall have power…
To regulate commerce with foreign nations, and among the several states, and with the Indian tribes;” – U.S. Constitution, Article I, Section 8, Clause 3.
I just don’t see it. Where in this clause does it state that the federal government or any member of congress can force any individual to buy any product or service?
Should Nancy Pelosi and the Congress have the power to pass a law that forces you to buy and use a tredmill? Why not, if they can pass a law and force you to buy health insurance? After all it is for the good of the collective health of the country.
In 1994 the Clinton administration tried to mandate health insurance Congressional Budget Office Said this this was an “unprecedented form of federal action.”
So can someone please tell me how “…regulate commerce…” became …force a person to buy?
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Very nice article
Relax, Jamie. This hasn’t happened yet. The Dems don’t have the conservative vote and they don’t have the Democratic votes necessary to pass anything yet. The people are going to win this one.
Unless, the Democratic requests to amend the rule, or else, constitutionally, everyone is forced to buy health insurance.
If they do force people to buy health insurance are they then going to guarantee that we have the money to do so? I can’t see the unemployed who no longer even have unemployment and are living on food stamps being forced to use those food stamps to pay for their health insurance.
Don’t they know you can’t get blood from a turnip?
I don’t think the Constitution gives the federal government even 20 percent of power it inflicts on us. Read the 10th Amendment.
good points here.
where in the constitution does it say that americans must pay income tax’s.it doesn’t however they sure tax us with it,and have been since what the 1920’s.so why should a little thing like that stop them from imposing forced healthcare.
Tim. perhaps it would be informative if you actually read the constitution.
When I was in school we had civics class, in which we were required to actually read and discuss the constitution and the declaration of independence.
Students today can get away without even knowing how to spell constitution.
It’s sad really that so many people are so uninformed, yet still speak as if they really have some clue about what they talking about.
Nice one. keep it up.