Obama’s Individual Health Care Mandate is Unconstitutional

The Senate is debating the future of American health care, yet one very important issue has yet to get a full and fair debate.  Is the individual mandate that forces citizens to purchase health care insurance a constitutional power of the federal government?  When House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Ca.) was asked this question, she answered with the non sequitur “are you serious?”  Conservatives who respect the idea that the constitution maps out a federal government with limited powers would answer with a loud — “Hell No.”

The Heritage Foundation and the American Center for Law & Justice (ACLJ) recently released legal analysis calling into serious question the constitutionality of the Congress’s plan to force all citizens to purchase health insurance.  These conservative institutions argue that the unprecedented idea, a mandate that all Americans be forced into a contractual agreement with a private party for health insurance, is not a constitutionally permissible activity by the federal government.  My sources tell me that this issue will be raised during the Senate debate on ObamaCare very soon and may open another front in the war against ObamaCare.  (more…)

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Posted Dec 10th 2009 at 6:15 pm in Congress, Healthcare, Justice/Legal, News, Politics | 43462124 Commentshttp://biggovernment.com/bdarling/2009/12/10/obamas-individual-health-care-mandate-is-unconstitutional/Obama%27s+Individual+Health+Care+Mandate+is+Unconstitutional2009-12-11+02%3A15%3A51Brian+Darling

Exclusive Poll of Likely Voters: Strong Opposition to Health Reform Plans

A new Fabrizio McLaughlin national poll of likely voters finds the public strongly resistant to the health care proposals currently under consideration in Congress. The poll also finds that health care isn’t the top issue on likely voters minds, despite the wall-to-wall news coverage of the debate over the last several weeks. The economy or jobs were the top issue of 50% of likely voters. More troubling for supporters of Congressional health care legislation, is the finding that, the more likely voters learn about the proposals, their opposition to the legislation is overwhelming.

As reported earlier, the poll began with the same question tested earlier by the Washington Post. Even with this neutral phrasing, likely voters were opposed 48-45%. As the questions became more detailed, however, opposition grew and any support collapsed. Below are the detailed questions and results. These should give serious pause to ObamaCare proponents pushing for quick legislation action.

Based on what know, do you favor or oppose a “public option” health insurance plan?  (Asked only of those who were aware of the debate over a public option.)

Total Favor      39%

Total Oppose   53% 

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Posted Nov 3rd 2009 at 12:53 pm in Exclusives, Featured Story, Healthcare | 24810106 Commentshttp://biggovernment.com/publius/2009/11/03/exclusive-poll-of-likely-voters-to-know-obamacare-is-to-oppose-it/%3CSpan+style%3D%22color%3Ared%22%3EExclusive+Poll+of+Likely+Voters%3A+Strong+Opposition+to+Health+Reform+Plans%3C%2Fspan%3E2009-11-03+19%3A53%3A59Publius