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December 16, 2009 Print

Landrieu latest to flunk health care constitutional question

by Bruce Hausknecht

Question: what constitutional provision do you think grants Congress the right to pass a law forcing everyone to buy personal health insurance?

Senator Landrieu (D -LA): “I’ll leave that up to the constitutional lawyers on our staff.”

Random note of interest: the healthcare bill promises $100 million in federal monies to only one state * that qualifies as suffering a “recent disaster” – Louisiana. Um, that’s where Landrieu lives. Do I have to spell it out for you?

If you’re picking up this issue of congressional authority for the first time, check out my last post on this issue and the links contained in it.

H/T to CNSNews.com for the continuing series.

*UPDATE: How did I miss THIS! It’s $300 million, not $100 million.



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  • Ex-GOP Voter

    I actually think she passed the test. The Judicial branch of the government focuses on the legality of issues. This is not unlike the Patriot Act. That was passed, and the few who had time to read it raised similar issues in regards to the constitution – which were then dealt with on a judicial level.

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