In other words, this is as "unprecedented" as filibustering Bush judicial nominees (i.e. it's not).
Joel Send a noteboard - 10/06/2011 12:55:17 AM
John Adams, our second President, passed a health care mandate for privately employed sailors in 1798. See the link for details.
As for Congress’ understanding of the limits of the Constitution at the time the Act was passed, it is worth noting that Thomas Jefferson was the President of the Senate during the 5th Congress while Jonathan Dayton, the youngest man to sign the United States Constitution, was the Speaker of the House.
Unfortunately, when people tell me they the Federal Insurance Contributions Act and resultant SSA Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program aren't insurance I think we're into the realm of "don't confuse me with facts". Again, the really absurd thing is that all the conservative challenges to the healthcare law are based on it doing what those same conservatives demanded: Making national healthcare a PRIVATE rather than PUBLIC service. Had Obama told them to go Cheney themselves and pushed through a public option we wouldn't be having this discussion, and would all be a lot better off because, despite their disingenuous motives, the GOP challengers to the law are right that it's a bad idea to require every American purchase insurance from the same private companies that had already made it so unaffordable for so many. Again, whether it's actually unconstitutional or just monumentally stupid and counterproductive remains to be seen.
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Please Don't Eat the Newbies!
LoL. Be well, RAFOlk.
ObamaCare's Legal Death Spiral Continues.....great news for America!
08/06/2011 10:04:24 PM
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I'm not informed enough to comment on most of this, but can someone explain that last line to me?
08/06/2011 11:25:49 PM
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just a guess but
08/06/2011 11:40:44 PM
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Yeah, and I guess that's what I was missing (see my response to Tom).
09/06/2011 07:13:00 AM
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A lot of the debate from the centered around how many of those people there are.
10/06/2011 01:15:19 AM
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"...the government mandate to have health insurance was unlike any law in American history"...
09/06/2011 05:24:56 AM
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wait....
09/06/2011 04:34:13 PM
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Guess what the "I" in FICA is; the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance program is insurance
10/06/2011 12:34:04 AM
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if you want to opt out just work for a local government
09/06/2011 06:01:06 PM
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a few high profile cases does not equal "most" in any sense of the word *NM*
10/06/2011 02:38:26 AM
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Actually, there's an even more relevant example.
09/06/2011 08:01:18 PM
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That's the best link I've ever seen posted anywhere on the internet. *NM*
09/06/2011 08:26:02 PM
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That's a very flawed example
09/06/2011 09:06:24 PM
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Did you read the Act itself?
10/06/2011 04:04:39 PM
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Yes, did you get the 'foriegn port' part of sentence, or did you stop reading after the comma?
10/06/2011 06:11:27 PM
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Re: Yes, did you get the 'foriegn port' part of sentence, or did you stop reading after the comma?
10/06/2011 06:54:29 PM
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It might help if you clarified what your point is
10/06/2011 08:05:30 PM
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besides it was still just a condition for a specific job not a blanket requirement for breathing
10/06/2011 08:36:07 PM
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In other words, this is as "unprecedented" as filibustering Bush judicial nominees (i.e. it's not).
10/06/2011 12:55:17 AM
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Oh well. Living in a shit hole country is something I love and a chance to change that is BS.
12/06/2011 05:21:25 PM
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