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Constitutional Amendment? you watch too much Fox
Medicare didn't require one, Social Security didn't. Well within the scope of General Welfare
The Medicare decision was predicated on the Social Security decision. The Social Security decision was COERCED by FDR's court-packing threat.
Truly, I hope that both are overturned if/when the Supreme Court gets it's hands on Obamacare. Social Welfare is NOT an enumerated power of Congress, and looking at our federal budget... it's clear why the founders didn't include it in the Constitution.
Waffle much Murph?
You went from a A single-payer system would require a Constitutional Amendment. There is no enumerated power that allows the government to run our healthcare. But proponents don't want to have THAT conversation.
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Truly, I hope that both are overturned if/when the Supreme Court gets it's hands on Obamacare.
You think the fact that Social Security hasn't been overturned in over 70 years may come into play?
Founders did not include "Social Welfare" but included "General Welfare"