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Why the Individual Mandate is Doomed

Thursday, February 10, 2011

The Supreme Court has never ruled Congress has authority under the Commerce Clause to impose an economic mandate on the general population, and until it passed the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) last year, Congress had never claimed it is so authorized. But a majority of American taxpayers will be required to buy health insurance or pay a penalty starting in 2014 - if the new law isn’t overturned or revised sooner (as I predict it will be).

Obama Administration Should Answer the Broccoli Question About Health Insurance Mandate

Thursday, January 20, 2011

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With a majority of states now challenging the constitutionality of requiring Americans to buy health insurance or pay a penalty, Northwestern law professor Andrew Koppelman, writing at Balkinization, takes a swipe at one of the plaintiffs’ biggest concerns: If the federal government can force us to buy insurance, doesn’t that mean it could also force [...]

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