Senate Judiciary Chairman Unable to Say Where Constitution Authorizes Congress to Order Americans to Buy Health Insurance
Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy (D-Vt.) would not say what part of the Constitution grants Congress the power to force every American to buy health insurance--as all of the health care overhaul bills currently do.
Leahy, whose committee is responsible for vetting Supreme Court nominees, was asked by CNSNews.com where in the Constitution Congress is specifically granted the authority to require that every American purchase health insurance. Leahy answered by saying that “nobody questions” Congress’ authority for such an action.
All versions of the health care bill currently being considered in Congress mandate that individuals buy heatlh insurance. Americans who don't would be subject to a financial penalty.
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ReplyDeleteConstitution? Constitution?
ReplyDeleteOh, that pesky documument that keeps getting in the way of the Democrats agenda.
Pelosi: "We don't need no stinking constitution!".
This is a great article! It's time somebody pinned these clowns to the wall. They have no authority to mandate or even control healthcare.
ReplyDeleteLeahy said the fed govt has the authority to set speed limits on interstate highways.
Wrong.
They do it by bullying and coercing the states with fed $$, but the STATES set the limits.
"Nobody questions our authority.."
We do now, cowboy. We've had enough of the abuse.
Gore might say, "The Constitution is an inconvenient truth." The founding fathers failed to use exclamation marks. By not underlining the tenth ammendment, it proved rights reserved to the states and people was not serious.
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ReplyDeleteHe can't answer it because it isn't there.
ReplyDeleteand, Article 1, Section 8 does NOT do the trick, although the 17th amendment doesn't do much to strengthen it.
Where in the constitution does it say that a school bus has to stop before going over a set of railroad tracks?
ReplyDeleteThat's right it doesn't, because not every law or regulation is part of the constitution.
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ReplyDeleteWhat an idiot. Have you ever heard of states rights? The states set their speed limits.
States have the authority to establish and set traffic and vehicle laws. It is within their own Constitutional authority and has nothing to do with National Constitution, hence buses stopping at railroads and drivers stopping for buses.
ReplyDeleteDon't start citing all the stuff that's already being wrongfully done. There are MANY things being done that are without any basis or authority in the Constitution.
ReplyDeleteCongress ran off the tracks long ago, and the American people have been letting them get away with it, but it's time to rein them in and read the riot act to them.
This country was founded as a Constitutional Republic, and it will stay that way.
Those who want to raid the treasury so they can sit on their butts have tough times ahead-- it must stop, and it will.
"We the people...yadda, yadda, yadda...promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of liberty..." It's right there in the preamble folks. Before spouting off about all the things that are and aren't in the constitution, maybe a few of you should actually read it and consider what it means. Assuming you can actually find a copy of it once you're done burning all the books.
ReplyDeleteOMG! Welfare. Please don't say that word around this blog. Heads will explode with rage.
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