Posted on 11/06/2009 10:15:58 AM PST by rabscuttle385
(Washington, D.C.) -- Senator John McCain (R-Ariz.) predicted on Thursday that there will be a constitutional challenge to the provision in the health care bill under consideration in Congress that would require all Americans to buy health insurance. According to the Congressional Budget Office, the federal government has never before mandated that Americans purchase any good or service.
When asked by CNSNews.com on Thursday where in the Constitution is Congress given the authority to mandate that people buy health insurance, McCain said, “That is an excellent question and I’m sure that if they pass health care legislation, I think there would be a challenge.”
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Juan is aware that there is a Constitution? Who knew?
All my clocks just stopped...
Yeah John, let’s protect the U.S. Constitution.
And please forget those other times when you attacked it. (until after next November...)
What a fraud!
Juan pandering for some votes? Don’t think it’ll work this time little man.
And Mr. Pipsqueak chimes in.
What about the state laws requiring auto insurance? Not that I agree with those either. We even have to buy coverage in case we’re hit by an illegal driving without a licence or insurance themselves.
Has Medicare ever been challenged? If it has, it would appear that the challenge was repelled.
ML/NJ
McLame and his BCRA !?
Bu-wa-ha-haaa.
Social Security was deemed Constitutional because the govt argue it was only a TAX and not insurance or a pension or anything else.
No reason why a totalitarian govt as hospital won`t pass muster the same way.
No!
And what's worse...the Republicans are defending it now!
*shakes head*
Senator McCain is beginning to see the light.
In case you’re reading this Senator McCain, the following are also outside the powers of the Federal government:
- owning part of a businees, such as a car manufacturer
- providing healthcare insurance
- mandating retirement savings
- taking taxpayer money to prop up failing financial institutions
- forcing lenders to make loans to high risk home buyers
I could go on...
The state laws regarding auto insurance...only apply to those individuals that own and drive their cars. There is no state law that forces EVERYONE to buy auto insurance.
That is the difference. This bill MANDATES everyone to buy Health Insurance...regardless of your age, health, income, etc. No exceptions.
That is the difference.
No, he's just facing re-election in 2010.
You’re not required to buy coverage for yourself - you’re required to buy coverage in case you hit someone else.
And those are fundamentally different, insofar as you don’t have to drive to live.
OK, then Juan McKook, then I guess we should just pass it and let the SCOTUS strike it down like campaign finance?
The presumption of those laws is that you are driving on government owned roads thus government can make rules on your prerequisites for using them. If you just want to drive around private property you should need neither a license nor insurance. However the government may have exceeded those limitations in some cases.
I'm sure glad the critters in DC are looking out for us and the constitution!
Only because he's running for re-election.
If you don’t drive, you don’t have to buy auto insurance.
Everyone must buy into the proposed HC plan.
Yes, we must buy auto insurance, but it’s for the other guy
in the accident.
I, however, am not required to buy collision insurance for my car.
If you don’t want to drive...you don’t have to. I know lots of Mennonites in Tennessee who don’t drive but ride a buggy....you don’t see mandatory buggy insurance required....now do you?
This is just one legal challenge of hundreds. Even if passed....2013 can come and the Supreme Court will have various cases to stall it for two or three years until this is settled.
John who?
That’s a point: is anyone worthwhile set to run against this guy in his primary? It’d really be nice to see him put out to pasture, once and for all...
Even if they can't afford it?
sw
I do not trust McCain.
This is the load of garbage sent with CFR. “trust us the court will overrule it”. Let us pass this for political face.
Utter garbage.
I do not trust McCain.
I do not trust the ALLEGED leadership of the Republican Party.
The senate is too country club to have our RE-earned out trust.
The fact McCain is pushing this only proves, DO NOT TRUST McCAIN.
They only mandate it if you wish to drive your car on the road. There is no penalty not to have insurance if you do not go on the road. Also, you are not required to cover yourself or your car. You must have coverage to cover others (in your car) or other peoples property and person if you cause an accident.
Not mandatory! I really hate that this car insurance stuff keeps coming up. And states are allowed to do this, government is not. Rhode Island drivers are not required to have insurance.
“What about the state laws requiring auto insurance?”
1. State government vs. fed government.
2. No car, no requirement.
3. Requirement is for liability ins not for car care.
Ozero says he backs the House bill...but he also said he's against raising taxes which the House bill does by mandating insurance.
But doesn't this make Zero a liar? How could this be?
It better!
“That is an excellent question and I’M SURE that if they pass health care legislation, I THINK there would be a challenge.”
What I want to know is why wasn’t it challenged before
they even try to pass the legislation? How can you PASS something that is not constitutional? I love how he uses
I’M SURE in the passing part and then I THINK in the
challenge part.
Russ Feingold in a Senator from Wisconsin. Ralph Feingold paints houses in Orlando.
Didn’t he hear Polousy’s “Are you serious? Are you serious”
McCain knows nothing about the Constitution, if he did, he never would have co-sponsored the Incumbent Protection Campaign Finance for Elitist Incumbents Act.
It's a lifelong incumbents vs the rest of America issue.
Which is why so many Republicans supported it.
Yep..Ol’ Johnny boy will use this as his excuse for voting for the health care bill...
Knock me over with a feather.
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