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Telling Roscoe Filburn what to do
Posted by:
murdstone
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Date: November 27, 2009 07:25AM
Can Congress, in accordance with our Constitution, require us to buy health insurance, and penalize us if we refuse? Even though the Constitution delegates the federal government certain powers, the others being retained by the States (via the 10th Amendment)?
A columnist at the Washington Post says it's a no-brainer:
"In the 1942 case of Wickard v. Filburn, the justices ruled that even though an activity may "be local and though it may not be regarded as commerce, it may still, whatever its nature, be reached by Congress if it exerts a substantial economic effect on interstate commerce."
"Thus, the court said, Congress was entitled to tell Roscoe Filburn how much wheat he could grow to feed his own chickens. Surely, then, Congress could require Filburn's grandson to buy health insurance."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/24/AR2009112402815.html?nav=emailpage
A columnist at the Washington Post says it's a no-brainer:
"In the 1942 case of Wickard v. Filburn, the justices ruled that even though an activity may "be local and though it may not be regarded as commerce, it may still, whatever its nature, be reached by Congress if it exerts a substantial economic effect on interstate commerce."
"Thus, the court said, Congress was entitled to tell Roscoe Filburn how much wheat he could grow to feed his own chickens. Surely, then, Congress could require Filburn's grandson to buy health insurance."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/11/24/AR2009112402815.html?nav=emailpage
Re: Telling Roscoe Filburn what to do
Posted by:
Patrick Henry's ghost
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Date: November 27, 2009 07:38AM
I would change on thing ... in the final sentence: "Surely Sadly, then, Congress could require Filburn's grandson to buy health insurance."
Re: Telling Roscoe Filburn what to do
Posted by:
Vince(1)
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Date: November 27, 2009 08:12AM
Republicans will undoubtedly bring the issue to the Supreme Court...it's interesting to see proof that they are living in the past.
Registered Voter...a Big talking coward..big man on FFXU...little man in life.
Registered Voter...a Big talking coward..big man on FFXU...little man in life.
Re: Telling Roscoe Filburn what to do
Posted by:
the "c" on my keyboard is lost
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Date: November 27, 2009 11:56AM
Vince(1) Wrote:
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> Republicans will undoubtedly bring the issue to
> the Supreme Court...it's interesting to see proof
> that they are living in the past.
So, you refute a contitutional argument with some inane political dribblespeak. At least make an attempt to sound intelligent. I'll get you started: "Forcing people to buy health insurance when they don't want or need it is constitutional because................" Fill in the blank, Vince.
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> Republicans will undoubtedly bring the issue to
> the Supreme Court...it's interesting to see proof
> that they are living in the past.
So, you refute a contitutional argument with some inane political dribblespeak. At least make an attempt to sound intelligent. I'll get you started: "Forcing people to buy health insurance when they don't want or need it is constitutional because................" Fill in the blank, Vince.