Actually, that was President Washington.
Eh?
He/she/it is talking about forcing men to purchase guns, powder and balls after the Revolutionary War just in case the U.S. was invaded.
The problem arises that not everyone was affected by the mandate. If you notice it is directed at the malitia. The malitia was only approximately 20% of men in the U.S. there were no women and children in the malitia.
It did not say that you must purchase from a company it stated you must have. Which means they could have gotten any or all of it from their home stock, from a member of the family, a freind or any other source.
Then for that matter, the ACA never said you had to purchase health insurance from a company, either. Simply that you had to
have it. If you already had it, then you didn't need to buy it. In fact, most people did already had health insurance.
Also, your claim that the militia only included 20% of all men is....extraordinary. The militia covered all free able bodied men between 18 - 45 years old, with a scant few exceptions (such as, elected officials, ferry operators, etc). Claiming that 80% of men were either over 45 years old or were either slaves, prisoners, or part of the excepted groups requires substantiation. But I'm pretty sure you're just making it up to suit your fancy.
