[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 156 (2010), Part 1]
[House]
[Page 183]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                      PUT GOVERNMENT IN ITS PLACE

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Mr. Speaker, according to the 10th Amendment, any 
power not specifically granted to the Federal Government is reserved to 
the people and to the States.
  Those that demand government take over health care have yet to 
provide a constitutional example for such government oppression. 
Further, it doesn't say anywhere in the Constitution the Federal 
Government can force anybody to buy anything, including health 
insurance. It is not there.
  Some have said, what about car insurance? The States, not the Feds, 
regulate car insurance so drivers can pay for third-party injuries. And 
driving is a privilege, not a right.
  A better example would be if the Feds forced the people to buy a car 
from GM. ``Government Motors'' would pick the car they want the 
citizens to buy, then tax them to pay for it. That is unconstitutional. 
So is forcing people to buy health insurance.
  Thomas Jefferson said, ``The Federal Government is our servant, not 
our master.'' It is about time we put government in its place.
  And that's just the way it is.

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