BMEWS
 
Sarah Palin's presence in the lower 48 means the Arctic ice cap can finally return.

calendar   Wednesday - March 24, 2010

Another one to think about

The US Constitution defines the federal government and specifically limits it’s powers. Not rights - no government has rights, only powers.

The federal government has the power to regulate interstate commerce.

The federal government has NO right, NO power to regulate in-state commerce.

All health insurance in the US is state based. You can not live in Alabama and buy your health insurance from Wyoming.

Whatever else it is, Obamacare is a raw power grab against State’s Rights. [granted that term is improper but it is convenient] Tyrannical.

The powers not delegated to the United States by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the States, are reserved to the States respectively, or to the people.

To the best of my knowledge, no state has held a vote with it’s citizens, or run a bill through it’s legislature, that abrogated their own power to regulate the health insurance industry within their state. And if no state has done this, then certainly not two thirds of the states have done this, or whatever the necessary number to willingly surrender that power.

Thus the efforts of the past 14 months were a total waste of time. The law is unconstitutional. Utterly.

“Yeah”, some will say, “but there are plenty of other branches of the federal government that aren’t specifically constitutional, and they’ve been around for a long time.” The Department of Education is one of those.

A good reply to that ... a man rapes your daughter and gets away with it. A while later he comes back and rapes her again, and again gets away with it. Do you invite him back for thirds? After all, he’s been doing it for some time now, so that makes it Ok, right? Arguing for the “greater good” falls flat: you can’t break the rules some of the time because it’s convenient.

Side point - had the Republicans been able to push through their version, which seemed to be the Ann Coulter solution [letting you buy insurance from any state; a free market], then the federal government WOULD have the power to create Obamacare and thus regulate interstate commerce. Saint Ann is not always right.

Sider point - “Obama, the constitutional scholar/professor”. Yeah right, says who? Show me ONE PERSON who took his class. Show me the notes, the exams, the syllabus. It’s BS. The only studying of that sacrosanct document Odingus ever did was to look for ways to subvert it. Him and his little chrony-pony Slaughter.

Sidest point - No kudos whatsoever for the Republican legislators who introduced an alternate bill. That they didn’t immediately rail against the constitutionality of the whole concept shows you just how corrupt and poorly qualified they are. Get them all out, period. Votes or torches, whatever works.


avatar

Posted by Drew458   United States  on 03/24/2010 at 06:21 AM   
Filed Under: • GovernmentHealth-MedicineTyrants and Dictators •  
Comments (12) Trackbacks(0)  Permalink •  
Page 1 of 1 pages

Five Most Recent Trackbacks:

Once Again, The One And Only Post
(4 total trackbacks)
Tracked at iHaan.org
The advantage to having a guide with you is thɑt an expert will haѵe very first hand experience dealing and navigating the river with гegional wildlife. Tһomas, there are great…
On: 07/28/23 10:37

The Brownshirts: Partie Deux; These aare the Muscle We've Been Waiting For
(3 total trackbacks)
Tracked at head to the Momarms site
The Brownshirts: Partie Deux; These aare the Muscle We’ve Been Waiting For
On: 03/14/23 11:20

Vietnam Homecoming
(1 total trackbacks)
Tracked at 广告专题配音 专业从事中文配音跟外文配音制造,北京名传天下配音公司
  专业从事中文配音和外文配音制作,北京名传天下配音公司   北京名传天下专业配音公司成破于2006年12月,是专业从事中 中文配音 文配音跟外文配音的音频制造公司,幻想飞腾配音网领 配音制作 有海内外优良专业配音职员已达500多位,可供给一流的外语配音,长年服务于国内中心级各大媒体、各省市电台电视台,能满意不同客户的各种需要。电话:010-83265555   北京名传天下专业配音公司…
On: 03/20/21 07:00

meaningless marching orders for a thousand travellers ... strife ahead ..
(1 total trackbacks)
Tracked at Casual Blog
[...] RTS. IF ANYTHING ON THIS WEBSITE IS CONSTRUED AS BEING CONTRARY TO THE LAWS APPL [...]
On: 07/17/17 04:28

a small explanation
(1 total trackbacks)
Tracked at yerba mate gourd
Find here top quality how to prepare yerba mate without a gourd that's available in addition at the best price. Get it now!
On: 07/09/17 03:07



DISCLAIMER
Allanspacer

THE SERVICES AND MATERIALS ON THIS WEBSITE ARE PROVIDED "AS IS" AND THE HOSTS OF THIS SITE EXPRESSLY DISCLAIMS ANY AND ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, TO THE EXTENT PERMITTED BY LAW INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO WARRANTIES OF SATISFACTORY QUALITY, MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, WITH RESPECT TO THE SERVICE OR ANY MATERIALS.

Not that very many people ever read this far down, but this blog was the creation of Allan Kelly and his friend Vilmar. Vilmar moved on to his own blog some time ago, and Allan ran this place alone until his sudden and unexpected death partway through 2006. We all miss him. A lot. Even though he is gone this site will always still be more than a little bit his. We who are left to carry on the BMEWS tradition owe him a great debt of gratitude, and we hope to be able to pay that back by following his last advice to us all:
  1. Keep a firm grasp of Right and Wrong
  2. Stay involved with government on every level and don't let those bastards get away with a thing
  3. Use every legal means to defend yourself in the event of real internal trouble, and, most importantly:
  4. Keep talking to each other, whether here or elsewhere
It's been a long strange trip without you Skipper, but thanks for pointing us in the right direction and giving us a swift kick in the behind to get us going. Keep lookin' down on us, will ya? Thanks.

THE INFORMATION AND OTHER CONTENTS OF THIS WEBSITE ARE DESIGNED TO COMPLY WITH THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. THIS WEBSITE SHALL BE GOVERNED BY AND CONSTRUED IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND ALL PARTIES IRREVOCABLY SUBMIT TO THE JURISDICTION OF THE AMERICAN COURTS. IF ANYTHING ON THIS WEBSITE IS CONSTRUED AS BEING CONTRARY TO THE LAWS APPLICABLE IN ANY OTHER COUNTRY, THEN THIS WEBSITE IS NOT INTENDED TO BE ACCESSED BY PERSONS FROM THAT COUNTRY AND ANY PERSONS WHO ARE SUBJECT TO SUCH LAWS SHALL NOT BE ENTITLED TO USE OUR SERVICES UNLESS THEY CAN SATISFY US THAT SUCH USE WOULD BE LAWFUL.


Copyright © 2004-2015 Domain Owner



GNU Terry Pratchett


Oh, and here's some kind of visitor flag counter thingy. Hey, all the cool blogs have one, so I should too. The Visitors Online thingy up at the top doesn't count anything, but it looks neat. It had better, since I paid actual money for it.
free counters