John Conyers: The Good and Welfare Clause

Liberty and Pride ^ | March 24, 2010 | Conservative American

[csd]

A reporter asked House Judiciary Committee Chairman, John Conyers, where in the constitution is the government given power to mandate that the people purchase health insurance. He answered “under several clauses…the good and welfare clause…and, uh..a couple others.”

Ohhh, now it all makes sense! Here I thought the government mandating any individual to engage in commerce was unconstitutional. Come to find out that power is given to congress in the “good and welfare” clause of the constitution. Thanks for clearing that up john.

Now, where exactly is this “good and welfare clause?” It must be just after the “right to a large mountain dew and a big mac.”

[Tublecane]

What “others”? The Good and Ready Clause? The Good ‘N’ Plenty Clause?

[ConjunctionJunction]

Isn’t Conyers the one who said last year that he needed 2 lawyers to tell him what’s in the bill? Even though he’s an attorney?

[csd]

I think you’re right. “what good is reading the bill?”

[Shaun_MD]

What the hell is the ‘Good and Welfare Clause’? Are these idiots using Constitution 1.5 and I’m still using 1.0?

[ConjunctionJunction]

The Good ‘n’ Tasty clause ...

[csd]

Man, you’re behind the times...I think we’re on constitution 2.0 already

[Shaun_MD]

According to these guys, I must be using MS-Constitution and need to upgrade.

[shelterguy]

He should have reviewed the law a little better where it says....don’t let your wife accept bribes.

[NMEwithin]

But...but...but he knows like wicked smart scholars and stuff that told him it was all cool and stuff...

[csd]

No, congress is exempt from that.

[NormsRevenge]

PO’ guy’s brain is rattled.. his wife going to the pen,, his dereliction of duty as judiciary head,, he just babbles on and on ,like dingell,, must be something about representing michigan.. prime examples of term limits and why we need them

[OldMissileer]

I must be using MS-Constitution and need to upgrade.

For goodness sake don't say that!

Now we will start getting replies stating if we had just used the IConstitution it would not have gotten this Trojan! :-)

[Michael.SF.]

I would have asked him if the Detroit jail will allow conjugal visits with his crooked wife, just to irritate the hell out of the jerk.

[absolootezer0]

But...but...but he knows like wicked smart scholars and stuff that told him it was all cool and stuff...

good and smart lawyers told him "don't worry, john, this won't effect you at all, you still get you 100% paid-for-by-the-government prefered health plan, AND the idiots in your constituency will think you're giving them completely free healthcare and will keep voting for you. it's win-win!"

[absolootezer0]

No, congress is exempt from that.

naw.. just democrats.

[Shaun_MD]

IConstitution for Liberals. Enslave differently.

[dforest]

Stupid idiots should not be allowed power.

No wonder the US is going to hell. These morons just make up stuff.

[csd]

I wonder if he actually thought people would buy this? “Oh, if he says there is a good and welfare clause, then there must be. After all, he is the House Judiciary Committee Chairman.”

[Le Chien Rouge]

The Good and Welfare Clause= reparations by any means necessary