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JoePhilly

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21. Show me where it mentions Social Security or Medicare.

Reply to NCTraveler (Reply #18)

Wed Jun 27, 2012, 05:01 PM

Jun 2012

Show me where it says the government can give money to private religious schools.

Show me where it says that the President can declare a war.

The Congress has the ability to legislate interstate commerce. Health care crosses state boundaries.

Treatment for illness is not a commodity.

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If SCOTUS declares people cannot constitutionally be forced to buy insurance, [View all] MoonRiver Jun 2012 OP

Also will such a ruling mean Drale Jun 2012 #1

That's unquestioned Sgent Jun 2012 #4

You don't have to buy car insurance if you don't want to drive your car on the roads. enough Jun 2012 #7

No, because the Feds aren't requiring car insurance kudzu22 Jun 2012 #11

if you live in a flood plain, you must buy flood insurance. spanone Jun 2012 #2

Or what?? nt nanabugg Jun 2012 #3

no mortgage. annabanana Jun 2012 #5

I believe if your not carrying a mortgage .. littlewolf Jun 2012 #20

or you do not get a mortgage nt littlewolf Jun 2012 #6

Arguably different from having a fine imposed Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2012 #15

Uh, no. Only if your mortgage lender requires it. MineralMan Jun 2012 #14

You are not forced to stay in your sex Dokkie Jun 2012 #8

If Congress passed a resolution to draft, women would be drafted now. MoonRiver Jun 2012 #12

No, we're not required to register with Selective Service n/t Nuclear Unicorn Jun 2012 #16

Raising an army is one of the enumerated powers of the Federal Government kudzu22 Jun 2012 #9

Forced to buy health insurance bakpakr Jun 2012 #10

There is also a penalty if you refuse to be drafted or rather refuse to go to war when drafted. MoonRiver Jun 2012 #13

You are comparing the 100 buck fine nadinbrzezinski Jun 2012 #19

You of course realize raising an army is one of the enumerated powers nadinbrzezinski Jun 2012 #17

Article 1, Section 8, give the feds the ability to..... NCTraveler Jun 2012 #18

Show me where it mentions Social Security or Medicare. JoePhilly Jun 2012 #21

Regulate. Not impose or create commerce in order to regulate. nt NCTraveler Jun 2012 #22

You can find the cases for the constitutionality of medicare an ss all over the internet. NCTraveler Jun 2012 #23

Easy workaround, states must mandate insurance if they want Federal health care $$$ JCMach1 Jun 2012 #24