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Tag Archives: constitutional
Enter the Lawyers
You knew they were coming, didn’t you? Back in October, we were getting lots of e-mail asking if the health care overhaul bill was constitutional or not, particularly the part that requires each individual to have insurance. Our conclusion? We couldn’t really give one, of course, but we talked through …
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Health Care and the Founding Fathers
Expect January to be dominated by House-Senate wrangling over the final shape of the gargantuan bill to overhaul the nation’s health insurance system. Some opponents of the measures, though, are readying themselves for another potential fight, this one in the courts. An Arkansas group called the Conservative Action Project says …
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Tagged constitution, constitutional, health care, health insurance
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Health Care Overhaul: Constitutional?
Q: Are the health care overhaul proposals that are pending in the House and Senate constitutional? A: Legal experts agree that requiring citizens to buy something is a novel concept that has not been tested in the courts.
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Tagged commerce clause, constitutional, health care, supreme court
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