[rollei_list] Re: OT: Health Care Costs
- From: Allen Zak <azak@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 21 Mar 2010 11:26:15 -0400
On Mar 21, 2010, at 4:35 AM, Marc James Small wrote:
Finally, as I have noted here before, I seem to have a defective copy
of the US Constitution. Nothing in my copy says anything about a
requirement for the Federal Government to provide health insurance to
anyone. The wonderful part of all this is that when Pelosi manages to
force her way through, she has just lost her own job as Speaker and
has cost at least 50 of her folks their seats come November. And,
bless the Chief Justice of the US: this scheme will never pass
Constitutional muster.
Article 1, Section 8 " The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect
Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for
the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States..."
Welfare defined as: n. 1. health, happiness, or prosperity; well-being.
This works for me, but I have learned over the years that disputes
over process are really about policy. Those who favor health care
reform tend to be satisfied that Constitutional tests are met, while
those opposed are not. In any case, the sanctity of the Constitution
has much to do with contemporary socio/economic climates and who is in
charge, as you tacitly acknowledge by blessing our pro-corporate biased
Chief Justice.
Allen Zak
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