The states do not compel you to buy automobile insurance just for the act of owning a car. They are compelling us to buy health insurance because we breathe.
I can buy a car and drop the insurance as soon as I park it in my driveway. I can leave it there, uninsured forever. When I choose to use it as a means of transportation, then I am compelled to buy automobile insurance.
I have no choice with the health insurance mandate as there are no viable alternatives to breathing.
I meant the Federal government is compelling the healthcare insurance, not the states. (Late & tired)
Your sentiment matches many others that hav been said and aired and printed.
But.....we have to understand what the other side is planning to use.
One Harvard law professor on Obama’s side has stated that when we get sick, and we go to a clinic, then we are engaging in commerce, and therefore Congress can regulate us by using the commerce clause.
But another Freeper lawye responded to me that this professor was confusing the issues probably deliberately, confusing the regulation of healthcare with the regulation of purchasing health insurance. I will dig up the link and post it back to you.
It’s important you know what they are going to hit you with and what you can use as a comeback.