Thread: Repeal and replace Obamacare? Let’s abide by our Constitution!

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The first question which our Republican Party Leadership must answer with regard to repealing and replacing Obamacare is:


What wording in our Federal Constitution grants power to Congress to tax for, spend on, and regulate the people’s health-care decisions and choices within the various State borders?


If the Republican Party Leadership is sincere in the oath of office they took to defend and uphold our Constitution, they would repeal and replace Obamcare with NOTHING!

Federalist No. 45 summarizes Congress' limited powers as follows:


“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; with which last the power of taxation will, for the most part, be connected.


The powers reserved to the several States will extend to all the objects which, in the ordinary course of affairs, concern the lives, liberties, and properties of the people, and the internal order, improvement, and prosperity of the State.”

The above outlines the meaning of Federalism, our Constitution’s plan.

Additionally, the Tenth Amendment was specifically adopted to preserve the cause of federalism. Here is the evidence:

Resolution of the First Congress Submitting Twelve Amendments to the Constitution; March 4, 1789

THE Conventions of a number of the States, having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent misconstruction or abuse of its powers, that further declaratory and restrictive clauses should be added.

Now, keep in mind what Madison states regarding the adoption of the first ten amendments and “federalism“:


“It cannot be a secret to the gentlemen in this House, that, notwithstanding the ratification of this system of Government by eleven of the thirteen United States, in some cases unanimously, in others by large majorities; yet still there is a great number of our constituents who are dissatisfied with it; among whom are many respectable for their talents and patriotism, and respectable for the jealousy they have for their liberty, which, though mistaken in its object, is laudable in its motive. There is a great body of the people falling under this description, who at present feel much inclined to join their support to the cause of Federalism” ___See :Madison, June 8th, 1789, Amendments to the Constitution

So why is our current Republican Party Leadership dragging their feet and not repealing Obamacare in its entirety and replacing it with nothing, so the various State Leaderships will once again exercise those powers “… reserved to the States respectively, or to the people”?


JWK

Obamacare by consent of the governed, Article 5, our Constitution`s amendment process. Tyranny by a majority vote in Congress or a Supreme Court's majority vote