Bad News for Mail Robbers: The Obvious Constitutionality of Health Care Reform
Yale Law Journal Online, Vol. 121, No. 1, 2011
25 Pages Posted: 14 Feb 2011 Last revised: 10 May 2011
Date Written: February 7, 2011
Abstract
Two federal district judges have invalidated the so-called “individual mandate” in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010. Their reasoning is bizarre and mischievous. The novel approach to constitutional law that they propose would misread the Constitution, betray the intentions of the framers, and cripple the nation’s ability to address one of its most pressing problems.
The correct legal analysis is simple. Congress has the authority to solve problems that the states cannot separately solve. It can choose any reasonable means to do that.
Keywords: Health Care Reform
JEL Classification: K10, K19, K30, K39
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