Pete Stark 'The Federal Government Can Do Most Anything in This Country'
Townhall meetings with Congressman Pete Stark, Democrat of California, can usually be counted on to be entertaining. This particular meeting, where a young woman engaged Congressman Stark on the constitutionality of health care reform was no exception. The questions the woman asked (a) how can it be said that forcing people to provide other people health care services is Constitutional? and (b) If the government can do this, is there anything it can't do was a perfect invitation for Congressman Stark to make a vague, mealy mouthed response. But instead Pete Stark replied, "The Federal Government can do most anything in this country."
Anything?
Published by Mark Whittington
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Post a CommentWe provide roads for everyone, police and fire depts for everyone, so why not health care? It's just as vital.
Tell Franklin D. Roosevelt that! The Supreme Court can strike down any legislation, including Obama Care. The reason unemployment insurance was made a state-by-state administered program rather than a federallly administered program (Like Soc. Security) was the FDR feared the pre-1938 Court would strike it down, otherwise.