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The Constitution vs. Health Care Reform
TheCypressTimes.com ^ | 06/14/2010 | Kevin Price

Posted on 06/14/2010 6:54:59 AM PDT by Patriot1259

One of the few "funny" stories to come out of the sweeping health care legislation to go through Congress was that the majority who wanted reform -- but did not want it applied to them -- woke up finding themselves subject to those laws. They, too, will eventually find themselves burdened by the same burden of taxes, regulation, and rationed care that the rest of us will suffer. This was not the only thing they failed to notice, but also the fact that this bill is an easy target for attack in the courts.

Investor's Business Daily (IBD) notes that several parts of the law should simply not survive a constitutional challenge. Nancy Pelosi was the subject of many jokes when she essentially said, "We will not know what is in the bill until we vote on it." Many now wish they had looked a little closer at the fine print.

The first and most obvious place for the courts to focus on according to the IBD piece is "the individual mandate that requires those who aren't previously covered by insurance to buy a plan."

(Excerpt) Read more at thecypresstimes.com ...


TOPICS: Government; Health/Medicine; Politics; Society
KEYWORDS: challenge; constitution; democrats; healthcare; investorsdaily; obamacare; socialisthealthcare

1 posted on 06/14/2010 6:55:00 AM PDT by Patriot1259
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To: Patriot1259

This isn’t just purchasing. This is entering into a contract, and that is a whole other ball of wax.


2 posted on 06/14/2010 8:11:17 AM PDT by Excellence (A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky, dangerous animals and you know it.")
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To: Patriot1259
This assault on our liberties will pass Scotus muster essentially unchanged, by 5-4.

Welcome to tyranny.

Remember, our elected officials take an oath to support and defend Supreme Court decisions.

3 posted on 06/14/2010 11:29:34 AM PDT by Jacquerie (More Central Planning is not the solution to the failures of Central Planning.)
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To: Patriot1259; All
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4 posted on 06/14/2010 5:51:22 PM PDT by EdReform (Oath Keepers - Guardians of the Republic - Honor your oath - Join us: www.oathkeepers.org)
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