[Emile]

The comparison to auto insurance is a specious one. Not only is there the difference between requiring insurance for those who breathe as opposed to those who merely drive, if Congress tried to pass a law requiring auto insurance, we'd have the same objection we have with health insurance. It's simply not a federal function, no matter in what ways one tries to twist or spin constitutional intent. Period.

If Conyers really doesn't think there's any difference as to our liberty between federal and state requirements, he should be just fine with leaving health insurance to the states, as he in effect pledged to do when he swore an oath to the constitution.

[precisionshootist]

Maybe we should investigate some of these dems for violating their oath of office. Then maybe after we lock a few of them up for ignoring that oath they will have a better understanding of individual liberty.

[antiRepublicrat]

It’s worse for auto insurance. States don’t even require it to drive. They only require it to drive a car on public roads. You don’t need that insurance to drive, for example, a racing, off-road or farm vehicle.