Comments on: The first government mandate? http://statelineobserver.com/its-life/the-first-government-mandate/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-first-government-mandate   Morenci, Mich. & Fayette, Ohio Sun, 05 May 2013 04:45:45 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 By: pschwan http://statelineobserver.com/its-life/the-first-government-mandate/#comment-174 pschwan Fri, 26 Mar 2010 19:01:12 +0000 http://statelineobserver.com/?p=1415#comment-174 Not sure that the Militia Act of 1792 is applicable in relation to the PPACA of 2010, particularly given Article 1, Section 8 of the Constitution:

The congress shall have the Power [...] To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;

There’s nothing even approaching an explicit enumeration of powers with respect to health insurance .

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