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History has congress imposed a mandate that people go out and purchase something. the commerce clause has not been used in that way, and so the question the court raised today that the government was unable to answer is to establish that line of demar cation that would limit this. >> here is justice kennedy pointing out forcing the mandate for people that might not do it on their own. lets listen to that. >> here the government is saying that the federal government has a duty to tell the individ...

Basic relationship between government and citizen. is that your argument, that this is so fundamental it cant be done here under our constitution? this is really changing things in this country. >> that is the argument. that is why you see thousands of people gathered around the united states supreme court building protesting today, and for two years prior to today, because people realize this is a constitutional moment. this is exactly why the argument is lasting three days as opposed to one ho...

Question the court raised today that the government was unable to answer is to establish that line of demar cation that would limit this. >> something they might not do on their own? lets listen to that. >> here the government is saying that the federal government has a duty to tell the individual citizen that it must act, and that is different from what we have in previous cases and that changes the relationship of the federal government to the individual in the very fundamental way. >> neera, ...