Comments on: Hawaii senator says he is not aware of any provision in the constitution that gives the government the authority to mandate healthcare coverage http://americaswatchtower.com/2009/11/12/alaska-senator-says-he-is-not-aware-of-any-provision-in-the-constitution-that-gives-the-government-the-authority-to-mandate-healthcare-coverage/ I believe there are more instances of the abridgment of the freedom of the people by gradual and silent encroachments of those in power, than by violent and sudden usurpations- James Madison Sun, 03 Jun 2012 20:52:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Mr Pink Eyes http://americaswatchtower.com/2009/11/12/alaska-senator-says-he-is-not-aware-of-any-provision-in-the-constitution-that-gives-the-government-the-authority-to-mandate-healthcare-coverage/#comment-31438 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 22:54:06 +0000 http://americaswatchtower.com/?p=10840#comment-31438 Woops, I fixed it

]]> By: river-wind http://americaswatchtower.com/2009/11/12/alaska-senator-says-he-is-not-aware-of-any-provision-in-the-constitution-that-gives-the-government-the-authority-to-mandate-healthcare-coverage/#comment-31436 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 19:59:25 +0000 http://americaswatchtower.com/?p=10840#comment-31436 Just wanted to point out the “Alaska Senator says” vs “Senator Daniel Akaka of Hawaii” discrepancy.

]]> By: Mr Pink Eyes http://americaswatchtower.com/2009/11/12/alaska-senator-says-he-is-not-aware-of-any-provision-in-the-constitution-that-gives-the-government-the-authority-to-mandate-healthcare-coverage/#comment-31341 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 13:47:13 +0000 http://americaswatchtower.com/?p=10840#comment-31341 Thank you!

]]> By: TexasFred http://americaswatchtower.com/2009/11/12/alaska-senator-says-he-is-not-aware-of-any-provision-in-the-constitution-that-gives-the-government-the-authority-to-mandate-healthcare-coverage/#comment-31332 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 18:21:27 +0000 http://americaswatchtower.com/?p=10840#comment-31332 Case in point, Obama and Company and their current efforts…

]]> By: Reaganite Republican http://americaswatchtower.com/2009/11/12/alaska-senator-says-he-is-not-aware-of-any-provision-in-the-constitution-that-gives-the-government-the-authority-to-mandate-healthcare-coverage/#comment-31331 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:01:22 +0000 http://americaswatchtower.com/?p=10840#comment-31331 Thanks for the great piece, it’s linked @ the Reaganite Republican…

ObamaCare = Unconstitutional Socialist Brinkmanship

http://reaganiterepublicanresistance.blogspot.com/2009/11/obamacare-unconstitutional-socialist.html

Your Ally,

James

]]> By: Mr Pink Eyes http://americaswatchtower.com/2009/11/12/alaska-senator-says-he-is-not-aware-of-any-provision-in-the-constitution-that-gives-the-government-the-authority-to-mandate-healthcare-coverage/#comment-31329 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:47:04 +0000 http://americaswatchtower.com/?p=10840#comment-31329 If this is allowed to happen there is literally nothing that the government won’t have the power to force the American people to do.

]]> By: Mr Pink Eyes http://americaswatchtower.com/2009/11/12/alaska-senator-says-he-is-not-aware-of-any-provision-in-the-constitution-that-gives-the-government-the-authority-to-mandate-healthcare-coverage/#comment-31328 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:45:59 +0000 http://americaswatchtower.com/?p=10840#comment-31328 The goverment will tell us that we need to have healthcare and if we do not they will impose a “penalty” on us, that penalty being a tax. They can also put people in jail for refusing to buy healthcare. This is not a mandate?

]]> By: Ron Russell http://americaswatchtower.com/2009/11/12/alaska-senator-says-he-is-not-aware-of-any-provision-in-the-constitution-that-gives-the-government-the-authority-to-mandate-healthcare-coverage/#comment-31325 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 04:28:08 +0000 http://americaswatchtower.com/?p=10840#comment-31325 Without Constitutional guidelines we have nothing and the party in power is free to do whatever they deem best at that time. A simple majority can undo 200+ years of work in just one short term.

]]> By: j http://americaswatchtower.com/2009/11/12/alaska-senator-says-he-is-not-aware-of-any-provision-in-the-constitution-that-gives-the-government-the-authority-to-mandate-healthcare-coverage/#comment-31323 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 02:59:25 +0000 http://americaswatchtower.com/?p=10840#comment-31323 The legislation does not mandate health coverage, it taxes those who decline to obtain it. The Constitution gives Congress the power to lay and collect taxes.

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