Sen. Ron Johnson: Green light for Obamacare would remove Americans’ ‘last shred of freedom’ -Video
In an interview with The Daily Caller, Senator Ron Johnson warned of dire threats to individual liberty if the Supreme Court were to confirm the constitutionality of president Obama’s individual health care mandate, which requires all Americans to purchase health insurance or a pay a fine.
“Can the federal government actually force Americans to buy a product?” Johnson asked, incredulous, at a “Hands Off My Health Care” rally on Capitol Hill. ”That would be a sea change in constitutional law. … The Commerce Clause [in the U.S. Constitution] has been expanded far beyond anything the founders ever envisioned anyway but this is our, kind of, last shred of freedom.”
“This really is a very pivotal moment for America and we just have to hope and pray the Supreme Court does the right thing and rules this thing unconstitutional.”
The Wisconsin Republican, who endorsed former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney for president on Sunday, said this is a “very simple” case.
“Can the federal government force you to buy a product? Can they really remove that … last shred of freedom?” he asked.
Wild Thing’s comment…….
Johnson is right. This mandate has never been about “affordable healthcare”.
It has been about removing the federal government’s last constitutional obstruction and opening Pandora’s box for a governing elite with no restrictions.
If he gets the mandate, we are history…and while Romney was not my first choice ( mine was Rick Perry) …he is not obama and I will for sure get behind him if he indeed is the nominee.
The Healthcare Plan is a trojan horse. Health is just the cover. All of us, except muslims, unions and politicians, will be required by law to sign on to the plan. Then we will be swept under the juridiction of all of the other rules, regs and laws that constitute the bulk of those 2700 pages. Many(most) of those regs probably violate our Constitutional freedoms, but we will have signed on, so tough shit.
Tom, everything you said is exactly what will happen.