One of the more controversial aspects of Obama's health care plan is the so called individual mandate. If such a mandate passed the federal government would basically make you buy health insurance or pay a fine of some sort. This would be one the greatest encroachments on individual liberty since prohibition. Interestingly enough pretty much all of Congresses power under the Constitution comes from either an amendment (like prohibition) or from article one where Congress is granted to power to regulate interstate commerce. This clause has been interpreted very differently over the years - with the trend toward an ever broader definition. As a recent Fox News article points out an individual mandate would be imposed simply for being on this Earth and not because of any commercial or economic activity - which may make such a law unconstitutional. I'll be reading more on this topic!
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