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Politics : The Obama - Clinton Disaster -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Bill who wrote (40979)	11/10/2010 8:01:30 PM
From: Wayners	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 103300

I was wondering if the Social Security Act was based on the Commerce Clause. I hope not because if it was then, the Govt can force you to buy their insurance at their stated price at the company store for nebulous future benefits if any.

To: Bill who wrote (40979)	11/11/2010 12:51:52 AM
From: DuckTapeSunroof	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 103300

(You are setting yourself up for a big surprise and disappointment by failing to understand what they have ruled is subjected to federal authority, even though it does not enter into commerce and does not cross state lines.) Insurance market (by comparison to what they have already ruled is 'appropriately federal') is vastly even more integrated into the national web of commerce. As long as those 'seventies era Court expansions of the 'commerce clause' STAND (until they are over-turned) you haven't a prayer of a chance that insurance regulation will escape the sweep of federal authority. So... either those old court rulings must be overturned by the court today (thus overturning federal power in oh so many areas where it's tentacles have been inappropriately extended... such as drug prohibition, to name just one example out of many) or federal insurance authority will necessarily be upheld.... But don't rely on me... you will see it for yourself soon enough.