What if Obama's healthcare law required every American to buy a gun? How'd you feel about that?

Los Angeles Times ^ | 12/14/10 | Andrew Malcolm

[Nachum]

Poor babies.

Here. Let me put a pin in your balloon. :)

[Secret Agent Man]

Yes, let us have the Supreme Court interpret that the 2nd Amendment requires lawful people to purchase and own a firearm. Also under the General Welfare clause, a well-armed militia being vital for the defense of the state and the country.

Damn straight, the libs would be bitching up a storm.

Better yet, force people to belong to a religion. We have freedom of religion, you are required to use that freedom, so pick a religion, pick a denomination, and start showing us proof you’re attending regularly and donating.

Man that would be sweet to watch the liberal heads melt right on television.

[gov_bean_ counter]

Aaaah, I’d already be in compliance???

[goldstategop]

Why should the government force any one to buy anything? Its about freedom and personal choice. I don’t need politicians and bureaucrats making that decision for me. I can make it for myself.

[longun45]

Only if it’s full auto.

[Inyo-Mono]

...2nd Amendment requires lawful people to purchase and own a firearm. Also under the General Welfare clause, a well-armed militia being vital for the defense of the state and the country.

That pretty much eas the understanding in this country in the 1790s.

[Inyo-Mono]

“eas”=was

[NonValueAdded]

well, in order to have a well-regulated militia I say go for it.

[Patrick1]

What if Obama were born a hundred years ago in Illinois and moved to California to be an actor he could have been Ronald Reagan?

[djf]

In fact early drafts of the Second Amendment DID require everybody to own arms, but had an exception for people who were religiously opposed to it.

And that is a big part of the key thinking at that time. FORCING people to do anything amounts to tyranny, not liberty.

So the phrase was dropped.

[The Comedian]

Awesome headline, I don't even care about the article...

Frowning takes 68 muscles.
Smiling takes 6.
Pulling this trigger takes 2.
I'm lazy.

[KrisKrinkle]

If I recall correctly, the Militia Act of 1792 did require the men to whom it was applicable to equip themselves with a firearm and other military equipment. Of course that can be traced back to other clauses in Section 8 of Article I, but arguably not the Commerce Clause.

[Psycho_Bunny]

Andrew’s a bit of a dullard.

[MileHi]

I won’t click the slimes, but per the headline...

NO! Just tax those who expect others to defend them.

[Eye of Unk]

This would be the Sarah Palin version of Healthcare for America.

It would work.

[Lmo56]

“lonely legal challenge” ???

If the Florida case goes our way [and it prolly will], it’ll make 21 states ...

[Loyal Sedition]

“Arcane legal system”.

Now just who is responsible for that?

[TheThinker]

I'd still think it was illegal. Now I have to buy two things against my will.

What if I already have a gun?

What if I want to wait to buy one?

Idiot liberals.

[MaxMax]

Require? Why not just allow illegal MEXICAN-WETBACK aliens since they get more rights already for college.

It's a stupidly right thing to do /s

[MaxMax]

Awesome headline, I don't even care about the article...

LMAO,. Sometimes you know the dork, then sometimes you are the dork.

No offense, so don't beam me with your dark-matter-eyeballs and disintegrate my finger.