[Ron C.]

Clement was fabulous today. His closing statement was quite formidable:

"I would respectfully suggest that it’s a very funny conception of liberty that forces somebody to purchase an insurance policy whether they want it or not.

And it’s a very strange conception of federalism that says that we can simply give the States an offer that they can’t refuse, and through the spending power which is premised on the notion that Congress can do more because it’s voluntary, we can force the States to do whatever we tell them to. That is a direct threat to our federalism."

[stephenjohnbanker]

Is there a site to read this??

[ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas]

And it’s a very strange conception of federalism that says that we can simply give the States an offer that they can’t refuse, and through the spending power which is premised on the notion that Congress can do more because it’s voluntary, we can force the States to do whatever we tell them to. That is a direct threat to our federalism.

That is one of the worst features of this monstrosity. A state gets 100% of the money (borrowed from China etc.) at first. If the state refuses, local and national leftists use it as a political weapon against the state. Later, the cost to states increases. If the states don't pay up, the feds stop all payments, even for medical programs that existed before obamacare.