Seriously? You don't think the Supreme Court votes down party lines?

Not to mention one of the justices's wife is part of an PAC fighting this bill.

From reading your post history, you need a civics class or 12 yourself.

Bull Honky!!! That's not the way government works, especially not in this country, never has. In case you need to be reminded, we are NOT a government of Consensus or populace, we are a republic, and definitely not a democracy, despite what you might believe. The tears of sorrow from the republicons taste rather sweet these days.

It wont taste rather sweet in November or when this bill gets thrown out because it's inconstitutional.

What? That's the republicons' leverage? November? OK. Try it. I'm sure you have learned by now, the democrats are numb to the concerns, taunts, and threats. In the end the republicans are the party of no, and more and more people are seeing that. So if you would like to continue the fantasy that republicans are going to make a come-back in November, by all means, don't let us liberals stop you. We tried to listen to you guys, but you had to go and do the things you do, and that is why you are in the situation you're in today.

Do you REALLY feel the need to insert a racist comment into your response ... ? Must be running short of IQ points ...

Thats what happenes when they constantly get Pwned

Well, politics is a nasty business. There are many MANDATES that arent constitutional and therefore are passed on to the states,, the way the government still gets their mandate is setting requirements for funding to the states in order to get them to comply(e.g. withholding highway funds to states who didnt raise their drinking age).

It could become a very dirty and nasty fight,, but I hope it doesnt come to that and people just agree to pay for the good of society (like I will have to do next year for taxes which go to schools MY kids dont attend, or for highways I dont travel). not all laws break down to each INDIVIDUAL's interest , some still consider the good of the SOCIETY.

YES you won AND AMERICA LOST!

same thing they said about the abolitionists,, terrified and pissed about government messing with their pockets,,,,,but Im sure everyone will survive if it passes just like they did with social security, taxes, patriot act, medicare, mandated auto insurance,,,,,etc,,,

Does not belong, Mandated by the STATES not the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. (Were according to the 10th Amendment Health Care reform belongs)

taxes are mandateed FEDERALLY, where does the constitution mention this?....nowhere, yet we survive just fine

why did the states mandate auto insurance? Because GOVERNMENT set regulations for highway funding REQUIRING them to...

The constitution can only go so far, there are many areas which are vague enough to include those things not SPECIFICALLY mentioned,,so the legal experts can debate them,,,

Seriously? Did you not watch the election results in 2009? When Republicans won 4 out of the 5 campaigns, most of them in Liberal states? Not to mention the one that we lost was one we tanked.

Ut's inly a sign of whats to come this November. Good luck to Obama passing anything after that.

I hope you are referring to healthcare, its pretty dangerous to be anti president instead of anti policy...

STATE government(Sets Car insureance Mandates NOT and if I sell my car POOF no mandate)Federal ones Ha Taxes have Been Illegal for years but States TAX to so they are not going to fight it

This american did not win.

You all are quite happy that my freedom of choice is gone.

shows me where your real heart is.

Thanks.

YOU CANT FORCE COMPLIANCE WITH THE WHIP OF GOVERNMENT. Compliance must come from the will of the people.

And it was not with this bill.

there is no question that America as a whole did not want this bill. (unless you suscribe to a very skewed polling company).

federal tax is not covered in the constitution but we pay it for the good of the SOCIETY, those without kids are still contributing to the education of our societies kids, those who are shut in at home still pay for the taxes which repair roads,,,,,,as I said before, its a tricky business and the bottom line is MONEY

If the feds show where COMMERCE, that is what they contribute to the states by way of subsidies and funding can be POSITIVELY affected by certain guidelines, the guidelines will pass...either on a federal level or on a highly PERSUADED(cut back of government fundings to..) State level,,, but if the government is investing money into an industry ,,as it does healthcare and education, it definitely has the say of how and when it will continue to invest


We all have the choice in our personal investments to withdraw them if we dont see them making enough of a return,,,the government will retain this choice regaring industries it invests in

because we are the UNITED states , the society, the whole society has to matter as much as the individual... If states were completely financially independent they may have more a leg to stand on,,but since the states rely on FEDERAL funding for certain industries,, the federal government will have an argument to impose certain regulations for continuing that funding