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Raina H asked in Politics & GovernmentPolitics · 1 decade ago

Where in the Constitution is the authority to mandate that Americans buy health insurance?

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It is we the people not government

Update 2:

zerotole--- maybe you need to read a little boy http://patriotpost.us/historic/documents/28/

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Mikey --no I can read ,,,can you...?

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sorry about all them respect,,something mess up.....

delphi --- sorry but what are people going to do until 2013 because it willn't come into affect until then ,,,,, and the cost will start when it pass ..this willn't work ....

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zerotole--- maybe you need to read a little boy http://patriotpost.us/historic/documents/28/

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Mikey--- no I can read , can you ?

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Mikey--- no I can read , can you ?

Update 8:

Mikey --no I can read ,,,can you...?

Update 9:

Kaci--Commerce Clause is only for business..

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Ambeaner--since they wasn't any cars back then your question is stupid...you can hurt someone else with a car that gave them the right you only hurting yourself if you don't cover urself ,,,get the point cover yourself .... i don't want to pay for every john dick and harry.

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  • Ditka
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago
    Favorite Answer

    The Liberal leaders (pelosi) couldn't answer that question when asked either..She just stood there and mumbled.. So how do you expect a bunch of HS or college aged Liberals or wannabes to answer it..

  • Kaci
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    No where in the Constitution at all. Obama and ilk think they are following the Constitution on health care by going under the Commerce Clause. They look for every possible loophole in which to subvert the Constitution.

    I sure hope the Supreme Court will be enormously busy if this thing passes. Many lawsuits will be filed.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    It's not in there, just like having the US submitting to a foreign global government in Europe because of climate change scams isn't in the Constitution either.

    Liberals don't support the US Constitution. Hussein was supposedly a constitutional law professor at Harvard so he knows exactly what's in the Constitution. The liberals have made their own constitution and they follow that.

  • gone
    Lv 7
    1 decade ago

    This is an empty argument to be using when people are catastrophically ill and can't receive medical care. Or even mildly ill. Is it Constitutional that the D.C. crowd receives the best this country has to offer from the taxpayers. Yet denies these people the same benefit? Or how about holding up military pay increase to further their sick political agenda? Sorry you missed the mark on this one.

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  • 1 decade ago

    Nowhere in the constitution does it mandate health insurance, however congress may pass laws that require health insurance as long as that law is not unconstitutional (meaning it does not go against the constitution.)

  • ?
    Lv 4
    5 years ago

    If...If...If, it is the concern right here. If this, and if that, no person knows what is going to ensue, no person knows what would be interior the bill while it reaches the presidents table. Rumor mill retaining speaking heads busy making up thoughts and advertising them off as data.

  • 1 decade ago

    as nice as that argument would be to use against the liberals, not all laws can be found in the constitution, running a red light or stop sign, is not in the constitution, as well as many out dated laws many states have. they will force us to buy their health care plan sooner or latter its just a matter of time

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    where is the authority for the government do do almost anything it does? they make it up as they go along.

    It's not mandatory to buy car insurance on the federal level. In new hampshire you do not need to buy car insurance to drive a car.

  • 1 decade ago

    since when do politicians care about the constitution? To answer your question its not in there.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    It must be right next to that right to privacy which allows a mother to legally use a doctor to murder her unborn child.

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