One of the arguments, often neglected by the lamestream media, over the various health care bills is "Can the Feds require individuals to buy health care?"
When asked this constitutional question, Speaker Pelosi simply answered, "Ar you serious." Yes, madam speaker we are serious. Can the bill do this.
Well, it can try, but the clauses in the constitution that have been mentioned by various members of COngress do not apply and will not survive judicial review.
Democrats including the President often equate the heal care mandate to the auto insurance mandate. That argument doesn't hold. Individual citizens do not have to drive. They can use public transportation. They can ride a bicycle. They can operate a motor vehicle on their own property (states only require insurance if you operate a motor vehicle on public roads). There is no insurance requirement for a individual in any of those circumstances to buy auto insurance.
The various versions of the health care bill require the purchase of health care as part of being a citizen. There is not other reason.
Here is an article from CNS News about this issue.
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