Posted by
Defend America on Wednesday, December 23, 2009 12:14:41 PM
Sen. Feinstein 'Assumes' Commerce Clause Gives Congress Unlimited Authority to Mandate Health Insurance
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
By
Fred Lucas, Staff Writer
(CNSNews.com) – Senator
Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) said that Congress has the authority to
mandate that people buy health insurance and that there is no
constitutional limit on Congress’ power to enact such mandates, adding
that this unlimited authority stemmed from the Commerce clause of the
Constitution.
The health care bills in both the House and Senate require that every
American purchase a health insurance policy. At the Capitol on Tuesday,
CNSNews.com asked Sen. Feinstein: “Where in the Constitution does
Congress get the authority for an individual health insurance mandate?”
Feinstein said: “Well, I would assume it would be in the Commerce
clause of the Constitution. That’s how Congress legislates all kinds of
various programs.”
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