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Politics : A US National Health Care System?

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To: Lane3 who wrote (12535)12/22/2009 4:07:51 PM
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And then he pointed out that the Reid bill declares on page 1020 that the Independent Medicare Advisory Board cannot be repealed by future Congresses:

This is downright bizarre.

Is it not well-established that Congress cannot bind future congresses?

It certainly is at-odds with Jeffersonian principles (Jefferson advocated the position that future generations should not be bound by our Constitution; surely, Congress binding future congresses is a more restrictive admonition!)

Talk about constitutional challenges. This has to be fodder for a biggie...

It almost seems like they are just begging for it.
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