(Steny Hoyer and Dems) Shred The Constitution

Investor's Business Daily ^ | October, 23, 2009 | IBD Editorial Staff

[raptor22]

Health Reform: House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer says it's constitutional to mandate insurance coverage. Congress, he insists, has "broad authority" to make us buy things to provide for the "general welfare."

Democrats' Alice In Wonderland interpretation of what they consider to be a "living Constitution," where words mean what they say they mean based on political considerations, gets more bizarre by the minute. (snip) We've been down this road before. In 1994, Hillary Clinton's secretive health care task force was trying to nationalize health care. "A mandate requiring all individuals to purchase health insurance would be an unprecedented form of federal action," the Congressional Budget Office concluded. "The government has never required people to buy any good or service as a condition of lawful residence in the United States."

Nor can it, according to constitutional lawyer David B. Rivkin. "Congressman Hoyer is wrong," he said. "The notion that the general welfare language is a basis for a specific legislative exercise is all silly because if that's true, because general welfare language is inherently limitless, then the federal government can do anything."

[Marty62]

The Fort Worth Stockyards use to sell an aerosole can that said BULLSHIT with instructions for use.
I had one on my desk. Wonder what I did with that?

[P-Marlowe]

to make us buy things to provide for the "general welfare."

The clause says PROMOTE the General Welfare.

Not provide.

The only thing they are authorized by that clause to provide is the "Common Defense"

I hate democrats.

[Dick Bachert]

That’s right and it’s Birch 101.
Larry McDonald pointed that out in EVERY speech he ever gave.

[Windflier]

Actually there is reference to it in Article I Section 8

Thanks for catching that, Jacquerie. I should have learned by now, not to comment on constitutional issues without thoroughly reading through the Articles and Amendments, first.

My mistake.

[Jacquerie]

Please accept my apology. My comment was not intended to correct or embarrass as much as to point out the awful case law precedent that may be used to justify illegal obummercare.

[Windflier]

Please accept my apology. My comment was not intended to correct or embarrass as much as to point out the awful case law precedent that may be used to justify illegal obummercare.

No, don't apologize, Jackie. No need. I really did appreciate the correction. You're only helping me to improve my knowledge of the Constitution.

[Windflier]

The four Marxists and one jellyfish on Scotus will not overturn obummercare.

Then it will be up to The People to overturn, along with the entire Communist agenda and infiltration of our country.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Writing for the 7-2 majority of sissies who were deathly afraid of FDR packing the court, along with whatever socialists FDR had gotten on there, Justice Cardozo held that Congress was given the power to spend money for the public good under the General Welfare Clause

There, fixed it.

[Jacquerie]

Fix yourself.

[annieokie]

Very good information.

[raptor22]

thanks. spread the word.