CNSNews.com asks a good question, gets a dumb answer:
When asked by CNSNews.com what specific part of the Constitution authorizes Congress to mandate that individuals must purchase health insurance, Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) pointed to the part of the Constitution that he says authorizes the federal government “to provide for the health, welfare and the defense of the country.” In fact, the word “health” appears nowhere in the Constitution.
?Well, that?s under certainly the laws of the–protect the health, welfare of the country,” said Burris. “That?s under the Constitution. We?re not even dealing with any constitutionality here. Should we move in that direction? What does the Constitution say? To provide for the health, welfare and the defense of the country.?
Burris is the former Attorney General of Illinois.
