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Politics : Liberalism: Do You Agree We've Had Enough of It? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: TideGlider who wrote (80160)	3/1/2010 10:32:27 AM
From: jlallen	4 Recommendations Respond to of 224757

He's a moron. That's been proven many times over.

To: TideGlider who wrote (80160)	3/1/2010 11:04:58 AM
From: Kenneth E. Phillipps	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 224757

General Welfare Clause. The power to tax and spend for general welfare is one of the broadest powers in the Constitution. Experts, including the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service and Mark A. Hall of Wake Forest, agree that requiring individuals to have health insurance by levying a tax and using the revenue to fund health benefits is well within the rights of Congress granted by the Constitution. Further, as stated by Yale Law School professor Jack Balkin, promoting health, expanding access to health insurance, and keeping people from being driven into poverty by medical costs “surely count as contributions to the general welfare.” We couldn’t agree more. Commerce Clause. While many legal analysts believe this debate should begin and end with the General Welfare Clause, opponents argue that an individual mandate to purchase health insurance is not within Congress’ powers to regulate commerce. The Commerce Clause allows Congress to regulate economic or commercial activities substantially. As such, an individual mandate to purchase health insurance is well within Congress’ authority because it undeniably impacts the insurance industry and the commerce of the nation. Indeed, the Senate bill itself declares the mandate is intended to regulate economic activity, and is thus constitutional: “The individual responsibility requirement provided for in this section is commercial and economic in nature, and substantially affects interstate commerce.” health.newamerica.net