Bachmann Slams Romneycare: The Mandate Is Unconstitutional At The State Level, Too! (VIDEO)

Talking Points Meme ^ | June 27, 2011 | Eric Kleefeld

[rob777]

During her appearance Sunday on Face The Nation, Michele Bachmann staked out what might be the toughest line in the Republican field against Mitt Romney on health care: That the individual mandate is not only unconstitutional at the federal level -- but the mandate is unconstitutional at the state level, too, as Romney passed it in Massachusetts.

Romney has tried to massage the issue, by arguing that health care reform is largely a state matter, and a conservative would respect states' rights on the mandate while allowing other states to come up with their own solutions. But not Bachmann -- she rejects the states' rights notion on this one.

[rob777]

If I remember correctly, Romney supported mandates on the federal level in a 2008 GOP Primary debate.

[Grunthor]

Good for Michele. She’s doing really well and I hope that she soon overtakes Romney so that rather than the media talking about the “presumptive front-runner” Romney, they talk about the new frontrunner with abject terror on their faces.

[Artemis Webb]

Obviously Bachmann is a stalking horse for Romney. /s

[hellbender]

Well, so much for the argument that “Bachmann must be in league with Romney because she never attacks Romneycare.”

[Tex-Con-Man]

This is going to make the “Bachmann is just running to be Romney's VP” folks a little uncomfortable.

[11th Commandment]

GREAT POINT.... Romeny is now saying that Mass. is different because it was a state mandate... but in the 2008 primary debates, he did tout Romney care as a model for the NATION...HOW would a president Romney institute the Mass. model at a federal level without a federal mandate?

[oncebitten]

Nice Spam.

[MNJohnnie]

The statements posted to you by Liberal troll Red South are a lie. Bachmann has no farm, she has consistently voted against farm subsides.

Red South is merely a Leftist spammer troll who is knowingly lying about Bachmann.

[Lazlo in PA]

If I remember correctly, Romney supported mandates on the federal level in a 2008 GOP Primary debate.

You are correct. Fred Thompson called Mittens out on it in one of the debates.

Mitt Pimping His Mandates To Reform Healthcare In The '08 Primary

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[dforest]

No it won’t. They will just toss this under the mattress.

[RINOs suck]

Tammy Bruce and other slimemeisters own Michele and apology for claiming she was a stalking horse for Willard.

[NeoCaveman]

“I like mandates” - Mitt Romney 2008.

[rob777]

Here is an article that highlights clips from that debate: http://washingtonexaminer.com/blogs/beltway-confidential/2011/05/romney-08-i-mandates

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[rintense]

SO when Rommey picks Michele as his running mate, will you apologize to all here?

[Elendur]

i’ve criticised her when i thought she deserved it. but how can she be a stalking horse, when she’s attacking him?

i applaud her strongly for this.
AND i greatly admire her strong stance against raising the debt limit.

i want honest vetting of candidates. admitting mistakes. but honestly praise and support for good statements.
overall, my opinion of Bachmann has been going up lately.

and she certainly is much better than Huntsman or Romney!!!

[Artemis Webb]

"Tammy Bruce and other slimemeisters own Michele and apology for claiming she was a stalking horse for Willard."

A lot of those slime masters are right here on FR.

[rintense]

Good start. Now do it in a debate when the world is watching.