Wednesday, November 4, 2009

Wacky Wednesday--Obamacare Is Constitutional

Note: Before reading the following arguments, please understand that they are not what I believe. On Wednesdays, I deliberately argue for wrong ideas, challenging my listeners to call and defend the obvious right answer, which is usually far harder than one would expect. This is a summary of what Wacky Andrew will be arguing, not a representation of what real Andrew believes.

~It’s an essential way to improve the “general welfare” of the people.
~Insurance is a matter of “interstate commerce.”
~This plan is part of the “necessary and proper” facilitation of a health care marketplace.
~The current system creates inequalities which violate the 14th Amendment’s “equal protection of the laws.”
~Ensuring health care is merely an extension of protecting the “right to life.”
~Congress has the power to tax.
~Congress has the power to encourage behavior through tax policy, as the various deductions and credits of the 1040 show.
~Health care is an essential matter of national security, as shown by the legality of mandatory vaccinations.
~The Constitution imposes other positive duties on people, such as jury duty.
~Our duly elected officials believe that it will be a good thing.
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