Posted on 10/21/2009 7:56:56 AM PDT by Sub-Driver
Hoyer Says Constitution’s ‘General Welfare’ Clause Empowers Congress to Order Americans to Buy Health Insurance Wednesday, October 21, 2009 By Matt Cover
(CNSNews.com) – House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said that the individual health insurance mandates included in every health reform bill, which require Americans to have insurance, were “like paying taxes.” He added that Congress has “broad authority” to force Americans to purchase other things as well, so long as it was trying to promote “the general welfare.”
The Congressional Budget Office, however, has stated in the past that a mandate forcing Americans to buy health insurance would be an “unprecedented form of federal action,” and that the “government has never required people to buy any good or service as a condition of lawful residence in the United States.”
Hoyer, speaking to reporters at his weekly press briefing on Tuesday, was asked by CNSNews.com where in the Constitution was Congress granted the power to mandate that a person must by a health insurance policy. Hoyer said that, in providing for the general welfare, Congress had “broad authority.”
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Agreed - Health care was not delegated to the US government in the Constitution. This is a state issue.
A dangerous idiot.
House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said that the individual health insurance mandates included in every health reform bill, which require Americans to have insurance, were “like paying taxes.” He added that Congress has “broad authority” to force Americans to purchase other things as well, so long as it was trying to promote “the general welfare.”
Where is this said in the Constitution?
When did we vote to turn the USA into the USSA?
This will end badly.
We ain't seen NOTHING yet.
Hoyer doesn't know his own Preamble.
. . .do ordain and establish this Constitution . . .
Gee, no mention of Congress there.
“I wonder if we can rely on the General Welfare clause to justify storming the Capitol building...”
Yeah ;-)
Steny Hoyer is thus either ignorant of the Constitution's meaning, or a knowing manipulator seeking unwarranted expansion of Federal power consequent to public misunderstanding. I vote for the latter.
Hoyer Says Constitution’s ‘General Welfare’ Clause Empowers Congress to Order Americans to Buy Health Insurance
No, hoyer, you idiot, it does not. The preamble is called a preamble for a reason. Why would the framers subsequently lay out all of the restrictions on the fedgov if they were truly interested in an oligarchy - that which they were interested in severing ties with?
I swear, all of these politicians on both sides of the aisle are too smart by half - that's about as nice as I can be about it!
"Treason doth never prosper. What's the reason? Why if it prosper, none dare call it treason."
~~Sir John Harrington, 1607
There is nothing new under the sun. We are far from the first group of soon-to-be peasants to wonder about their overlords' growth and abuse of power.
Thanks for the ping.
Not looking good atall.
There are many clarifications that need to be made when Free America forms a new nation and restores the Constitution. The private individual right to bear concealed arms. The removal of any hint of Constitutionality of income taxes, abortion, affirmative action, preferences; removing the right of the government to collect, store, or publish information regarding ethnicity, gender, or race. Abolishing the Supreme Court. Removal of the ‘general welfare’ language, as well as removing the regulation of interstate commerce language. Strengthening of the Congressional Declaration of War requirement. Removal of the 14th Amendment anchor baby provision. Prohibition of federal involvement in social issues, and strict limitation to infrastructure. Prohibitions on federal interference in free markets; prohibition on tax laws to create incentives. Etc.
"...such is now the necessity..."
Q:Lets say that tomorrow you woke up with a carcano and a box of magic bullets, then with a single shot took out what many would rate as Americas top 546 problems, what would change?
A: The names on the office doors.
The firing of the janitor has no effect on the decisions made by the board.
True anough. The only good that my come of this is that we might be able to build something more enduring out the dirty wars and the Irish-like "Troubles" to come. Slavery's masters and cheerleaders have no place in a free society.
Did he say this with a straight face?
Not yet, but they are about to instal 59 fed appeals judges, which will accomplish the same thing, just don't let the case get to the Supremes, unless they know the outcome.
Who didn’t see this coming? These Marxists will use the “General Welfare” clause to justify taking over every aspect of our economy and stripping all our liberties.
The communist takeover of this country is nearly complete.
Hamilton thought about guys like him!
Federalist 28 (excerpt)ML/NJIf the representatives of the people betray their constituents, there is then no resource left but in the exertion of that original right of self-defense which is paramount to all positive forms of government, and which against the usurpations of the national rulers, may be exerted with infinitely better prospect of success than against those of the rulers of an individual state. In a single state, if the persons intrusted with supreme power become usurpers, the different parcels, subdivisions, or districts of which it consists, having no distinct government in each, can take no regular measures for defense. The citizens must rush tumultuously to arms, without concert, without system, without resource; except in their courage and despair. The usurpers, clothed with the forms of legal authority, can too often crush the opposition in embryo. The smaller the extent of the territory, the more difficult will it be for the people to form a regular or systematic plan of opposition, and the more easy will it be to defeat their early efforts. Intelligence can be more speedily obtained of their preparations and movements, and the military force in the possession of the usurpers can be more rapidly directed against the part where the opposition has begun. In this situation there must be a peculiar coincidence of circumstances to insure success to the popular resistance.
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