Little-Acorn
03-27-2012, 10:09 PM
Suppose that Obamacare is upheld by the Supreme Court, including the mandate, as constitutional.
Sometime in the future, Republicans are voted into supermajorities in both the House and the Senate, and into the Presidency.
Congress then passes a law, and the President signs it, requiring everyone to purchase a gasoline-powered electrical generator capable of keeping every electrical appliance, tool, and light in their residence, running. (Including air conditioning, stove, clothes dryer, and everything else that uses electricity.) In case of power failure. Sooner or later you'll likely need one, and it can be a lifesaver in certain circumstances.
You don't like it, generators that size cost thousands of dollars, and you don't mind sitting in the dark for a few hours and using flashlights. And you can't afford a generator like that, it will put a huge financial burden on your family, that you can't handle at present. So you sue in court to have the law thrown out, similar to what a number of people are doing against Obamacare today.
But Obamacare was passed years ago and upheld by the Supreme Court as constitutional, way back in 2012.
When you go up before the Federal judge to tell him why the generator-mandate should be thrown out, you'll have to tell him what law forbids the government from forcing you to spend thousands buy a generator. The Obamacare opponents cited the 10th amendment in 2012, but that challenge was ruled inapplicable in court.
Which law(s) will you cite?
Sometime in the future, Republicans are voted into supermajorities in both the House and the Senate, and into the Presidency.
Congress then passes a law, and the President signs it, requiring everyone to purchase a gasoline-powered electrical generator capable of keeping every electrical appliance, tool, and light in their residence, running. (Including air conditioning, stove, clothes dryer, and everything else that uses electricity.) In case of power failure. Sooner or later you'll likely need one, and it can be a lifesaver in certain circumstances.
You don't like it, generators that size cost thousands of dollars, and you don't mind sitting in the dark for a few hours and using flashlights. And you can't afford a generator like that, it will put a huge financial burden on your family, that you can't handle at present. So you sue in court to have the law thrown out, similar to what a number of people are doing against Obamacare today.
But Obamacare was passed years ago and upheld by the Supreme Court as constitutional, way back in 2012.
When you go up before the Federal judge to tell him why the generator-mandate should be thrown out, you'll have to tell him what law forbids the government from forcing you to spend thousands buy a generator. The Obamacare opponents cited the 10th amendment in 2012, but that challenge was ruled inapplicable in court.
Which law(s) will you cite?