Justice: Uphold health mandate

Politico44 ^ | 09/29/11 | POLITICO STAFF

[ColdOne]

Here's the Justice Department's statement on a petition being filed asking the Supreme Court to uphold the individual mandate in the health care law:

“The Department has consistently and successfully defended this law in several court of appeals, and only the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals has ruled it unconstitutional. We believe the question is appropriate for review by the Supreme Court.

“Throughout history, there have been similar challenges to other landmark legislation such as the Social Security Act, the Civil Rights Act, and the Voting Rights Act, and all of those challenges failed. We believe the challenges to Affordable Care Act -- like the one in the 11th Circuit -- will also ultimately fail and that the Supreme Court will uphold the law.”

[nagdt]

...the Injustice Department speaks.

[Aevery_Freeman]

Social Security Act, the Civil Rights Act, and the Voting Rights Act

One disastrous act and two race card acts. No agenda here.

Maybe we need a new category - extra constitutional - anything that falls outside the purview of the original constitution may not be made federal law. The far lower standard would stop most of the laws that are destroying our nation.

[repentant_pundit]

Social Security Act, the Civil Rights Act, and the Voting Rights Act

Social Security Act was basically a new tax.

Civil Rights Act and Voting Rights Act: allowing individuals to do things voluntarily...no mandate forcing them to do something.

So, 0bongmao must be going to argue that CommieCare is a tax...because it sure ain't freeing people to do something voluntarily.

I look forward to the day when a ManDate is once again nothing more than what Bawney Fwank has each Saturday night.

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