March 22nd, 2010, Fairfax, VA—Americans for Limited Government President Bill Wilson today condemned the House of Representatives for enacting what he termed “the government takeover of health care that will ration treatment, increase the cost of premiums, and force Americans onto government-run insurance.”
Last night, the House passed the Senate version of “ObamaCare” 219 to 212. Wilson encouraged states, like Virginia, to pursue their plans to sue against the constitutionality of the federal mandate that individuals purchase health insurance.
Wilson said that the “Constitution does not permit Congress to enact any mandate for individuals to purchase anything, let alone health insurance.”
According to the Roanoke Times, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli will file his suit against the individual mandates tomorrow. “With this law, the federal government will force citizens to buy health insurance, claiming it has the authority to do so because of its power to regulate interstate commerce," Cuccinelli said. "We contend that if a person decides not to buy health insurance, that person – by definition – is not engaging in commerce, and therefore, is not subject to a federal mandate."
“The individual mandate is the mechanism that will force the American people on to government-run health care,” Wilson said.
“By design, ObamaCare makes insurance premiums more expensive and more unaffordable by mandating minimum levels of coverage. Now, as individuals are forced to purchase plans that they cannot afford, they will have no choice but to opt into a government plan, like Medicaid,” Wilson explained.
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