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Originally Posted by dksuddeth
apples and oranges. the withholding of funds is considered a constitutional power, yes. That has absolutely zero to do with congress mandating health insurance. The STATES mandate it in order to receive the funding. Now, if congress wants to go that route with health care, then THAT would be considered constitutional, but I imagine that 80% of the states would then find themselves facing lawsuits testing their own constitutional power.
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Consider the mandate to have health insurance as an excise tax.
The federal government has the power to impose excise taxes...for revenue, as a "penality" or both.
The whole unconstitutional argument is simply Tenthers blowing smoke out of their ass.