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Old 09-13-10, 10:51 AM   #8
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Originally Posted by mookiemookie View Post
There are a lot of things that are legal that are not explicitly stated in the constitution.

Show me in the constitution that my tax dollars can be used for space exploration. Show me in the constitution where the DEA can arrest me for a meth lab. Show me in the constitution where I have to comply with a flight attendant's directions.

Etc etc
Whether you think they are legal or not is immaterial as they are not the same things Mookie.

This is a whole new area of government control that probably won't survive constitutional muster once it gets to the SC.

Where else does the government have the right to make you purchase services or goods from a private company? I think mandatory car insurance comes the closest and that only applies if you want to drive on public roads and then only your liability against damages to others.
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