Yes, the individual mandate is legal...

[elfs]

Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America, in Congress assembled, That each and every free able-bodied white male citizen of the respective States, resident therein, who is or shall be of age of eighteen years, and under the age of forty-five years shall, within six months, provide himself with a good musket or firelock, a sufficient bayonet and belt, two spare flints, and a knapsack, a pouch, with a box therein, to contain not less than twenty four cartridges, suited to the bore of his musket or firelock, each cartridge to contain a proper quantity of powder and ball; or with a good rifle, knapsack, shot-pouch, and powder-horn, twenty balls suited to the bore of his rifle, and a quarter of a pound of powder. - The Second Militia Act of 1792.

If an individual mandate was legal for George Washington, it's legal for Barack Obama.

Comments

[blaisepascal]

Article II, Section I, Clause 1.

Or at least, that's how I interpret it. Your interpretation may be different. I can't find where it says he is to enforce and execute the laws passed by Congress that's more specific that Article II, Section I, Clause 1.

[wendor.livejournal.com]

Right, but if the law itself violates the Constitution, then neither Congress passing it or his signing it are legal acts.

[(Anonymous)]

I sympathize with your point of view, but surely you realize that that ship has long since sailed? The question of the scope of the federal government was settled many decades ago, for better or for worse. I don't particularly like the way things turned out either, but I hope you understand that none of these protests or lawsuits have a kitten's chance in a microwave of amounting to anything.

Number 127

People used to say that about D.C. vs. Heller, too

[ideaphile.livejournal.com]

And that one worked out all right.

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