The United States Supreme Court in Washington is seen Saturday, March 24, 2012, two days before the court will begin hearing arguments Monday on the constitutionality of President Barack Obama's health care overhaul, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, derisively labeled "Obamacare" by its opponents.
Haraz N. Ghanbari, Associated Press
In every phase of the health-care delivery system, the state (not the federal government) rules supreme. The state licenses physicians, nurses, therapists, etc. The license to build a hospital or clinic is a state and local decision. Health care is typically rendered at a local level. I don't go to a physician in Washington D.C.
The federal government has no business regulating health care, nor mandating who buys insurance. I don't care how "wonderful" some people think Obamacare is, it defies the constitutional powers delegated to states and the federal government. May the Supreme Court recognize the few and enumerated powers of Congress and render Obamacare unconstitutional.
Frank Overfelt
Cottonwood Heights
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Poor guy. Doesn't realize that the drugs, instruments, supplies, and most everything else used to deliver medical services probably originated elsewhere. Most insurance companies operate in far-flung locations and use the instrumentalities of More..
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To Mountanman: Everything you said about "obamacare" is wrong. The whole system is based on private insurance. There is no public or government insurance available through the plan. It's okay if you don't like it, just don't More..