"I can't off the top of my head recall a case in which one group of private individuals was required by law to purchase a product sold by another group of private individuals on an ongoing basis."
Well, car insurance comes to mind.
Neither the Congressional power to tax and spend or eminent domain are germane to health insurance requirements are contained in the recently passed House bill. The constitutional provisions that are germane are those of Article I, Section 8 "provide for ... general welfare" and its last paragraph, the Elastic Clause.
"Generosity. That was my first mistake." "Experience must be our only guide; reason may mislead us." "Instagram is Twitter for people who can't read."
