CNSNews.com - Sen. Hatch Questions Constitutionality of Obamacare: If Feds Can Force Us to Buy Health Insurance ‘Then There’s Literally No »
Posted By chip56 2 months ago in News
Sen. Orrin Hatch, who is the senior member of the Judiciary Committee, told CNSNews.com he does not believe the Democrats' health-care reform plan is constitutionally justifiable, noting that if the federal government can force Americans to buy health insurance "then there is literally nothing the federal government can't force us to do."
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RTHTGakaRoland2 months ago
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fta:
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"If Feds Can Force Us to Buy Health Insurance 'Then There's Literally Nothing the Federal Government Can't Force Us to Do"
A line that may be the real measure of obamacare!
This you must keep in mind is from the very mild and reserved Sen. Hatch. He is as far from a radical firebrand as one could find.
His line brings to mind a great image that brings both imagery to the statement and the statements message to its inevitable end:
"Liberty vs Serfdom: A Visual Aid"
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jordan112 months ago
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o hatch thinks it's good for others to pay for irresponsible people? If someone can afford insurance yet chooses not to buy it, shall we let him die when he gets sick? This is no different than car insurance. Does hatch have a complaint about mandatory car insurance too? Do people like hatch ever think beyond the end of their noses? Or is hatch just counting on those who don't think at all going along with his asinine fear tactic so he'll keep getting big bucks from the for profit insurance companies? That $600,000 he's received has a bit to do with his stand here, me thinks. Dang, how blind can people be?
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corl642 months ago
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The difference is that with car insurance, it is the state that mandates it. The feds leave auto insurance to the individual states to govern. As far as homeowners insurance, the mortgage company or bank wants to cover their investment, so they mandate coverage of your home.
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If this bill were to leave healthcare up to the states as auto insurance does/ is, there would be a bigger mess then what there is now.
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truthiness2 months ago
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As much as I hate the following words they are true: Orin Hatch is correct.
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it doesn't matter that I want insurance, the government has no authority to require me to buy it.
the car and house insurance analogies are wrong for 2 reasons:
1) the tenth amendment grants the powers not given to the fed to the states, so you can't say if the state has the power then fed has the power
2) you choose to buy that insurance when you choose to buy the car or house, that doesn't apply to medical insurance.
there is no place in the constitution granting them this authority, therefore they need an amendment to do so.
they should not be granted this authority because it is a serious invasion of personal liberty to have your government tell you how to you must spend your earnings. -
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RTHTGakaRoland2 months ago
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Can you support your claim with a quote and a link?
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I try to stay current on the various plan and outline offerings from Republicans and outside "the Beltway" alternatives to "0bamacare" in its various guises, and have posted a number of stories about them here on Prop.
I have yet to see one of these that included an individual mandate.
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