Comments on: Unconstitutional Mandate http://blog.jonolan.net/politics/unconstitutional-mandate/ The eclectic ramblings of jonolan Sun, 12 Feb 2012 18:56:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: jonolan http://blog.jonolan.net/politics/unconstitutional-mandate/#comment-13736 jonolan Sat, 26 Dec 2009 20:58:37 +0000 http://blog.jonolan.net/?p=14949#comment-13736 Mr. Lofton, While I'm not in favor of Medicare, Medicaid,etc... no litigant challenging their existence has ever challenged their constitutionality. This is because those program's financing mechanisms proceed under the taxing and spending powers, together with the commerce clause. That is quite different from Congress usurping powers not granted to it - and specifically denied to it - to force Americans to purchase a product or service as condition to living in the country. Mr. Lofton,

While I’m not in favor of Medicare, Medicaid,etc… no litigant challenging their existence has ever challenged their constitutionality. This is because those program’s financing mechanisms proceed under the taxing and spending powers, together with the commerce clause.

That is quite different from Congress usurping powers not granted to it – and specifically denied to it – to force Americans to purchase a product or service as condition to living in the country.

]]> By: John Lofton, Recovering Republican http://blog.jonolan.net/politics/unconstitutional-mandate/#comment-13733 John Lofton, Recovering Republican Sat, 26 Dec 2009 16:19:53 +0000 http://blog.jonolan.net/?p=14949#comment-13733 For Congress to spend ANY money on "healthcare" is un-Constitutional; not in Article I, Section 8. Republicans (with the exception of Ron Paul) total hypocrites on the Constitution issue; they continue to support Medicare, Medicaid, etc.; most voted for Bush's un-Constitutional Medicare prescription drugs entitlement program boondoggle. John Lofton, Editor, TheAmericanView.com Communications Director, Institute on the Constitution Recovering Republican JLof@aol.com For Congress to spend ANY money on “healthcare” is un-Constitutional; not in Article I, Section 8. Republicans (with the exception of Ron Paul) total hypocrites on the Constitution issue; they continue to support Medicare, Medicaid, etc.; most voted for Bush’s un-Constitutional Medicare prescription drugs entitlement program boondoggle.

John Lofton, Editor, TheAmericanView.com
Communications Director, Institute on the Constitution
Recovering Republican
JLof@aol.com

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