After months of Tea Parties, town hall meetings, marches on Washington, and millions of calls, letters, and faxes, the Pelosi House of Representatives still passed the most comprehensive control of American lives to date. On the C-SPAN broadcast of the live vote, several citizens who supported the bill called in to tell their stories. Some had pre-existing conditions. Some were elderly and on Medicare. Some just wanted things to be “fair.” All of them, whether they believe it or not, were simply making the statement that they were willing to trade their freedom for financial security. I, on the other hand, am willing to make no such trade.
by Michael Naragon
‘Nuff said!
4 Comments
November 8, 2009 at 5:00 am
Naratopia here I come.
November 8, 2009 at 5:35 am
Given the federal Constitution is silent about public healthcare, the federal government has no constitutional authority to regulate healthcare. Please consider the writings by constitutional experts on this issue.
First, contrary to what Pelosi and other constitutionally-impaired lawmakers might think, Congress has no power to regulate intrastate commerce.
“For the power given to Congress by the Constitution does not extend to the internal regulation of the commerce of a State, (that is to say of the commerce between citizen and citizen,) which remain exclusively with its own legislature; but to its external commerce only, that is to say, its commerce with another State, or with foreign nations, or with the Indian tribes.” –Thomas Jefferson, Jefferson’s Opinion on the Constitutionality of a National Bank : 1791. http://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/bank-tj.asp
Next, the USSC has already tested the idea of Congress regulating medicine, deciding against Congress.
“Direct control of medical practice in the states is obviously beyond the power of Congress.” –Linder v. United States, 1925. http://supreme.justia.com/us/268/5/case.html
One reason that the corrupt federal government has greatly overstepped its constitutional limits in healthcare issues is this. Pro-big federal government, outcome-driven justices nominated by FDR perverted the reasonable interpretation of the Commerce clause (Article I, Section 8, Clause 3) in the 1940s.
The bottom line is that the Congressmen who vote yes on Obamacare will make a handy list of lawmakers who need to be charged with treason for blatantly violating their oaths to defend the Constitution.
Finally, the following words of Thomas Jefferson are appropriate for the HoR’s exercising of constitutionally nonexistent federal government powers where Obamacare legislation is concerned.
“Where powers are assumed which have not been delegated, a nullification of the act is the rightful remedy.” –Thomas Jefferson: Draft Kentucky Resolutions, 1798. http://tinyurl.com/oozoo
November 8, 2009 at 3:38 pm
The liberal response to the Constitutionality of socialism is the “general welfare” clause of the Preamble. Madison and his compatriots made it very clear in their writings that “general welfare” does not mean the federal government is to do anything outside what is defined in their enumerated powers. Pelosi, of course, when asked of her constitutional basis for health care reform, just gave a haughty look and asked, “Are you serious?” Yes, ma’am. We are.
November 22, 2009 at 3:04 am
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