Posted on 03/28/2010 1:20:50 PM PDT by Anti-Hillary
Under this act, any new legislation that proposes a mandate on state and local governments estimated to cost more than $50 million dollars must have a Congressional Budget Office (CBO) estimate and provide the funding to pay for the mandates.
How many states are going to have to deal with unfunded mandates that far exceed $50 million dollars and into the tens of billions of dollars each year and pertain to a host of services that will have to be funded by the federal gov't under ObamaCare?
If the unfunded mandates are funded, that would skyrocket the actual cost of ObamaCare.
Something else to add to the mix:
1.) The commerce clause deals with the regulation of commerce. How can the gov't regulate commerce if someone doesn't engage in commerce?
2.) How can the gov't force people to buy and sell and work jobs to buy and sell and engage in commerce? The gov't cannot force someone to work, so they cannot force them to engage in commerce.
Given the commerce clause deals with the regulation of commerce, the gov't therefore cannot force anyone to purchase health insurance coverage under ObamaCare, per 1 & 2.
Along those lines, if I, as a woman, have the right to control and make private decisions about my reproductive health, why don't I have the right to control and make private decisions about the rest of my health?
mm to dems, Keep your hands off my body.
I agree. If we can simply keep them busy defending the thing and keep them from implementing it, we're coming out ahead.
That would be hilarious if Obamacare were stopped because of a law that Clinton signed. I’m not holding my breath but the thought of it is indeed funny.
Interesting point...very perceptive.
Thanks for the ping.
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