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Higher premiums, and higher costs, and doesnt the failure of, my goodness, 32 million americans, to get health insurance, affect commerce, thus allowing congress to regulate it? >> i dont think so. but, of course that will be the ultimate question, but, if you take that argument to its logical extreme, as some of our colleagues are, then, everything affects commerce in one way or another and there would be nothing that could escape the power of congressional -- congress to regulate. the line has...

However, noble the cause congress cannot trample on our constitutional rights. there are two key provisions they have violated. one is the 10th amendment that provides that congress has only limited power. most of the powers are reserved to the states. this in this instance there was not a delegation of authority to congress to pass a law mandateing that people across america purchase healthcare insurance as a mere result of being a citizen in the country. the second thing that congress violated...

But we must remember that, however, noble the cause congress cannot trample on our constitutional rights. there are two key provisions they have violated. one is the 10th amendment that provides that congress has only limited power. most of the powers are reserved to the states. this in this instance there was not a delegation of authority to congress to pass a law mandateing that people across america purchase healthcare insurance as a mere result of being a citizen in the country. the second t...

However, noble the cause congress cannot trample on our constitutional rights. there are two key provisions they have violated. one is the 10th amendment that provides that congress has only limited power. most of the powers are reserved to the states. this in this instance there was not a delegation of authority to congress to pass a law mandateing that people across america purchase healthcare insurance as a mere result of being a citizen in the country. the second thing that congress violated...

That you will buy something is a violation of article 1, section 8 of the constitution and our commerce clause as well as a violation of the 10th amendment. so that out to be challenged. that is a healthy thing to do. we have our own unique healthcare reform in utah and the federal government is saying junk that and take ours. that seems to be an overreach and i think most everybody concerned, republican and democrat, independent alike there seems to be an overreach of the federal government or ...

And what said was unfortunate. >> what does john adams say one useless man is a shame two is a law firm, three or more is a congress. >> rich: would you want to see the supreme court strike it down? >> i believe that challenge will get there. it doesnt it is all going away. the individual mandate should have nothing to do with interstate commerce. it does not affect someone sitting alone in their room. it would cause the anti-federalists to go crazy. very significant challenge coming down. i thi...

And what said was unfortunate. >> what does john adams say one useless man is a shame two is a law firm, three or more is a congress. >> rich: would you want to see the supreme court strike it down? >> i believe that challenge will get there. it doesnt it is all going away. the individual mandate should have nothing to do with interstate commerce. it does not affect someone sitting alone in their room. it would cause the anti-federalists to go crazy. very significant challenge coming down. i thi...

And what said was unfortunate. >> what does john adams say one useless man is a shame two is a law firm, three or more is a congress. >> rich: would you want to see the supreme court strike it down? >> i believe that challenge will get there. it doesnt it is all going away. the individual mandate should have nothing to do with interstate commerce. it does not affect someone sitting alone in their room. it would cause the anti-federalists to go crazy. very significant challenge coming down. i thi...

Issues. what specifically are you planning on doing? >> we are in litigation. we have our first scheduling conference set for the 14th of april that has two things. number one, individual mandate absolutely unconstitutional. number two medicaid expansion, violate of 10th amendment, 9th amendment. in utah we are unique. we already our legislature decided they needed to do something on the state level, local level with regard to this issue. when created an exchange only massachusetts and utah have...

Issues. what specifically are you planning on doing? >> we are in litigation. we have our first scheduling conference set for the 14th of april that has two things. number one, individual mandate absolutely unconstitutional. number two medicaid expansion, violate of 10th amendment, 9th amendment. in utah we are unique. we already our legislature decided they needed to do something on the state level, local level with regard to this issue. when created an exchange only massachusetts and utah have...