Tough to believe anyone ever thought the Constitution of the United States of America confer, upon government, the right to make citizens BUY something.
CNSNews.com: “Madam Speaker, where specifically does the Constitution grant Congress the authority to enact an individual health insurance mandate?
Pelosi: “Are you serious? Are you serious?"
CNSNews.com: “Yes, yes I am."
Pelosi then shook her head before taking a question from another reporter. Her press spokesman, Nadeam Elshami, then told CNSNews.com that asking the speaker of the House where the Constitution authorized Congress to mandated that individual Americans buy health insurance as not a "serious question."
“You can put this on the record,” said Elshami. “That is not a serious question. That is not a serious question.”
but wait , act now and they are looking to repeal the second ammendment because all the cartel guns are actually from US ! you cant be trusted with guns, you better turn them in now... we will give you a nice voucher for OBama Buffet
I cheered when I heard it on the news Monday evening, my wife looked at me funny, she just didn't know what I was watching.
I am also worried about how the Supreme Court will rule on this one.
The White House Spokesman seemed a little confused, as if he didn't understand why someone thought the whole health care mandate was wrong. Seems both a great victory, and yet only a small step at the same time.
Yes, we're serious. Show me in the Constitution where where it says the US government can bail out private companies, mandate private health insurance, etc.
What is so hard to understand about "I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States."
Obviously, they didn't read it "The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.?
(Message edited by Thumper74 on December 14, 2010)