Voters Want the Government on a Diet

More on the mandate ruling today... "While this case raises a host of complex constitutional issues, all seem to distill to the single question of whether or not Congress has the power to regulate — and tax — an individual’s decision not to participate in interstate commerce. Neither the US Supreme Court nor and federal circuit court of appeals has squarely addressed this issue. No reported case from any federal appellate court has extended the Commerce Clause or Tax Clause to include the regulation of a person’s decision not to purchase a product..." From the judge's ruling... "While this case raises a host of complex constitutional issues, all seem to distill to the single question of whether or not Congress has the power to...