"The powers delegated by the proposed Constitution to the federal government are few and defined. Those which are to remain in the State governments are numerous and indefinite. The former will be exercised principally on external objects, as war, peace, negotiation and foreign commerce."
James Madison, The Father of the Constitution
The House of Representatives just passed Health Care Reform in a late Saturday night vote. As this legislation heads back to the Senate for final passage, our congressmen have not properly addressed the issue of the constitutionality of the federal government's involvement in health care issues. We've heard mumbled arguments about health care falling under the preamble phrase of "promote the general welfare." The truth is, the founding fathers never meant for the federal government to have power over domestic issues. The idea that federal health insurance is a right and mandated under the "general welfare" clause is a complete lie. The original interpretation of the "general welfare" clause as a federal directive is a prime example of judicial activism.
The truth is, as the Father of the Constitution stated, health insurance -- if the people so choose to vote for it -- should be one of the "numerous and indefinite" powers delegated to the states. Federal health care was never intended by our founding fathers who deliberately limited the federal government to powers over "external objects, as war, peace, negotiation and foreign commerce."
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