Can Obama and Congress Order You to Buy Broccoli?

[don webb]

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Republican members of the Senate Finance Committee questioned whether Congress had authority to require that every American purchase health insurance when the health-care bill was being debated in their committee.

Sen. Orrin Hatch (R.-Utah) tried to offer an amendment that would expedite judicial review of the bill were it enacted, but Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D.-Mont.) ruled that Hatch's amendment was out of order.

In making his ruling, he said the issue should not be considered by the Finance Committee because it came under the jurisdiction of the Judiciary Committee--the panel chaired by Sen. Leahy.

But, when asked by CNSNews.com where in the Constitution Congress is specifically granted the authority to require that every American purchase health insurance.

Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy answered by saying that “nobody questions” Congress’ authority for such an action?…..

CNSNews also asked House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif) where specifically does the Constitution grant Congress the authority to enact an individual health insurance mandate?”

Are you serious? Are you serious?” she replied, Pelosi then shook her head before taking a question from another reporter.

Her press spokesman, Nadeam Elshami, then told CNSNews.com that asking the speaker of the House where the Constiution authorized Congress to mandated that individual Americans buy health insurance as not a "serious question."

“You can put this on the record,” said Elshami. “That is not a serious question. That is not a serious question.”

Do any of these democrats know what their talking about?

If they have the power simply to order Americans to buy certain products, why not Broccoli?.........:squintfinger:

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[Excrement_Cranium]

Bury me in debt, but don't you dare fucking mandate me.