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, 12 Feb 2012 03:51:47 +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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