Political Lipskip

Commerce Clause is Abused – Diane Feinstein Makes Assumptions on Congress Authority

The liberals who are trying to jam health care down the collective American throats point to the Commerce Clause as their justification of mandating health care.

(CNSNews.com) – Senator Diane Feinstein (D-Calif.) said that Congress has the authority to mandate that people buy health insurance and that there is no constitutional limit on Congress’ power to enact such mandates, adding that this unlimited authority stemmed from the Commerce clause of the Constitution.

The health care bills in both the House and Senate require that every American purchase a health insurance policy. At the Capitol on Tuesday, CNSNews.com asked Sen. Feinstein: “Where in the Constitution does Congress get the authority for an individual health insurance mandate?”

Feinstein said: “Well, I would assume it would be in the Commerce clause of the Constitution. That’s how Congress legislates all kinds of various programs.”

She doesn’t have the authority to assume anything. She is elected to protect the Constitution. Not interpret it in order to advance ideology. Before these people ram this through, wouldn’t it be a good idea to find out what specific authority they have without making assumptions? This is not protecting the Constitution. This is recklessness and incompetence.