Federal Judges Strike Again!

Dear Readers,

This last August, Missouri voters rejected Obamacare by an overwhelming 75 %. That’s good news.

This upcoming November, voters from Arizona and lots of other states will pass propositions rejecting Obamacare. That’s more good news.

But…

Passing propositions, making new state laws and even amending state constitutions might not make a bit of difference. Federal Judge Vaughn Walker recently showed Californians that Proposition 8 violated the U.S. Constitution. Federal Judge Susan Bolton recently showed Arizonans that she could stop SB 1070 from taking full effect. And now a federal judge in Michigan ruled that the individual mandate part of Obamacare (where the government forces everyone to buy health insurance) is constitutional.

From my understanding, the federal judge in Michigan uses the Commerce Clause to justify the individual mandate in Obamacare. The Commerce Clause says that Congress has the power to make laws regulating interstate commerce. The judge from Michigan explained that since everyone uses health care services at some time in their lives, everyone is always engaging in health care related commerce. And practically everyone travels outside their state of birth at some time in their lives, and many times people go out of state for health care services, so that makes the commerce “interstate.” So Congress can regulate it. And they can force you to buy health care insurance.

So, does that mean that the Government can eventually force you to eat healthy and exercise? After all, diet and exercise has to do with health-related interstate commerce. I wouldn’t doubt it. I wouldn’t doubt it if some Congressperson is hatching up a new law forcing all Americans to join a gym. I can hear the communist rationalizing the law now, “If every American joined a gym, health care costs would be astronomically lessened! Think about what a healthier populace would do for our economy! Think about what a healthier populace would do for our national security! We need the American Gym-Joining Investment Act of 2011. We need it for the future. We need it for our children.”

Whether we like it or not, the U.S. Constitution trumps state constitutions. Whether we like or not, federal law trumps state law. That pretty much means that the current power-hungry Congress and White House can pass any law they want, and the power-hungry judicial branch of the government will let them get away with it. The new definition of “Constitutional” seems to be, “anything the courts will allow.”

So, we need to elect tea-party conservatives this November. Hopefully they can appoint some conservative people in all levels of the judicial branch of the government. And hopefully this new crop of conservative politicians can repeal or at least dramatically alter Obamacare.

Hopefully the voice of the people won't be squelched.

Sincerely,
Telemoonfa