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http://www.cnn.com/2010/POLITICS/12/13/ ... 1&iref=BN1 up and up to SCOTUS it will go.

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Huzzah!

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I prefer to think of them as "Fighting evil in another dimension"

Take that, hippies!

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I was very pleased to hear this on the radio this morning. Hopefully some good comes of it.

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It doesn't mean much since this wasn't a Supreme Court ruling.

A provision of the HC reform has been ruled unconstitutional by a lower court judge. Not the whole thing. Temper your enthusiasm for it's demise with a little reading comprehension. SCotUS will almost certainly rule just on that provision's constitutionality alone.

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"A mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone." -- Tyrion Lannister, A Game of Thrones

Without the Gov't claiming the authority to control inactivity through the commerce clause, do you think the rest is even remotely able to be instituted with any chance of solvency?

We've already seen the insurance companies raise rates at a quicker pace than before, and that's with the assurances of the Gov't that there will be 30 million new premium payers. How do you think the Gov't will be able justify mandates like dependents until 26 and pre-existing conditions must be insured without it?

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If Democrats had their way, just how far does "interstate commerce" go? Does it mean you can regulate every part of a person's life? I don't think the framers of the Constitution intended Communism.

Probably whatever they need it to.

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I'm perfectly aware. However it's the most Heinous and far reaching part. Do you think it's okay for the government to force you to buy something "or else"? If not then this should be cause for rejoicing.

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Good Lord no. I think the whole think is a horrible mish-mash and it seals the decline of the United States as the big dog among nations. We won't be able to afford to be such anymore. Learn Mandarin or Cantonese, we'll all be needing to soon enough.

My comment wasn't meant to support HCR, it was about the SCotUS process and that nothing is guaranteed from having a Supreme Court Review of a lower judge's call.

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The U. S. Constitution doesn't guarantee happiness, only the pursuit of it. You have to catch up with it yourself. B. Franklin

"A mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone." -- Tyrion Lannister, A Game of Thrones

It's going to be reviewed by the SC, without a doubt. There have already been a number of conflicting rulings in lower courts, with more to come.

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The system is so inefficient. It would be much better if the Supreme Court would tell them if it's unconstitutional before they sign it into law.

I just wonder if there's going to be blowback that affects the insurance industry as a whole. If the government cannot require people to buy health insurance, how can it require other types of insurance to be purchased, like home or car insurance?

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1. Maybe it can't. Doesn't mean its not a good idea to carry them. Lots of people carry health insurance now.

2. What government requires you to have home insurance. Some leinholders make you carry it as part of your contract with them.

3. The kind of insurance required to carry on your car is for if you damage someone elses property or body with your driving privilege. There are ways to avoid a penalty other than buying insurance. Don't have a personal car or prove to the state you are able to handle such incidents on your own.

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With this provision more than likely to be stricken, i believe that a CBO review would have to be conducted on the remaining law (if any of it survives). If it doesnt meet the budget requirements with this provision gone, it goes back to congress I think? And with a new congress, it gets either scrapped or redone how the republicans want it.

Not sure of all the procedural hurdles that are coming.

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Car insurance isn't mandated by the Federal Government. It is legally required by State governments which is Constitutional. Insurance is also typically required as a provision lien holders for purchasing a house or car. That has nothing to do with any law, that is just private contract.

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No to mention, owning and operating a car on public roads (which requires insurance to cover damage to other people) is optional and elective.

Think in terms of federal supremacy, and how is is being applied to gun bans.

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Ezekiel 23:19-20 

Arent homeowners who live near a flood plain required to have FEMA flood insurance, or is that only mandated by States?

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A man who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself. ~ John Stuart Mill

Not exactly. You can't get a mortgage without insurance, that's just a provision every lender has. To address the fact that no insurance company would ever insure anyone in a flood zone, and therefore prevent anyone in such a zone from getting a mortgage, FEMA flood insurance was created. You technically don't have to buy it, but its the only one you can get and no bank will loan to you without it.

Good video on the subject and the commerce clause:

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