[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 158 (2012), Part 3]
[House]
[Page 3931]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                         IT'S UNCONSTITUTIONAL

  (Mr. POE of Texas asked and was given permission to address the House 
for 1 minute.)
  Mr. POE of Texas. Madam Speaker, the nationalized health care bill 
will soon go before the Supreme Court.
  The issue: Does the Federal Government have the constitutional 
authority to force Americans to buy government ordained and approved 
health insurance, or else? Or else face the wrath and punishment of 
government.
  The government does not have the authority to force citizens to buy 
any product, whether it is health insurance, a car, or a box of 
doughnuts.
  If the Supreme Court allows this government invasion of choice, what 
is next?
  Is the government, under the guise of it knows best, going to force 
citizens to buy only government approved green cars, only government 
houses, only government food?
  The health care individual mandate is a denial of liberty.
  Yes, we need to fix health care, but does anyone really want to turn 
over the Nation's health care to the government? The government seldom 
does anything better.
  If you like the compassion of the IRS, the efficiency of the post 
office, and the competency of FEMA, you will love the unconstitutional, 
nationalized health care bill.
  And that's just the way it is.

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