The Idaho State House has passed House Bill 391 (H0391). The bill, known as the “Idaho Health Freedom Act” seeks to make public policy for the state that “every person within the state of Idaho is and shall be free to choose or decline to choose any mode of securing health care services without penalty or threat of penalty by the federal government of the United States of America.”
The Tenth Amendment to the Constitution codifies in law that the federal government is one of limited, delegated powers – and that all powers not enumerated in the Constitution are reserve “to the States, respectively, or to the People.”
The Idaho Health Freedom Act specifically addresses this in regards to health care and the federal government:
STATEMENT OF PUBLIC POLICY. (1) The power to require or regulate a person’s choice in the mode of securing health care services, or to impose a penalty related thereto, is not found in the Constitution of the United States of America, and is therefore a power reserved to the people pursuant to the Ninth Amendment, and to the several states pursuant to the Tenth Amendment. The state of Idaho hereby exercises its sovereign power to declare the public policy of the state of Idaho regarding the right of all persons residing in the state of Idaho in choosing the mode of securing health care services free from the imposition of penalties, or the threat thereof, by the federal government of the United States of America relating thereto.
The bill passed by a vote of 52-18, and has already had its first reading in the State Senate.
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However- just because the government is acting outside it's ennumerated powers doens't exactly mean it's doing the wrong thing (just wanted to get this little thought out there, as the entire Civil War was unconstitutional and slavery was legal under the constitution.)
I'm just asking here- car insurance is madatory, why isn't healthcare? And why should I have to pay taxes to support the health of people who do crack or smoke?
Thanks for that wonderful info. I hope to have another chance of exchanging our one's idea regarding health issues.
This is a matter of rights Our rights. The Federal government of the United States simply has no right to force we the people or that of our States, to proscribe to any particular health-care policy under any penalty.
We can't back down on this matter! We must defend our liberty, We must assert and defend our Constitutional rights as Americans and American states and if necessary(thou very much doubt it is) die trying.
Congress has no right to strip us of this liberty!!
But- and maybe you don't agree- there are some rights that we shouldn't have, per say. Free speech gives me the right to say "I'm going to bomb [insert place, person, etc]" or post my brother's flight to Iran on Facebook, including details on when and where it's taking off and going, and how many soldiers are onboard, but I'd have to be a COMPLETE imbicile to do that, as I'm then broadcasting sensitive troop movements to the world. Likewise, the right to bear arms should allow me to carry concealed weapons in public schools, or to bring a gun into the White House, but only another COMPLETE MORON (with an IQ of about ten) would do either one of those and expect to not get arrested.
So yes, I love our rights, but there are things under our rights that should never be done. So please, center your argument based on somehting other than rights in this regard.
The biggest problem in this health debate is education. We the people of the united states have failed when it comes to civics and history. I myself, a republican, was all worried about mandates and unconstitutionality of the health care bill, and I was TOTALLY wrong. here is the proof,
This sounds to me a like a post by a progressive trolling disguised as a conservative to make it sound like a conservative has had some kind of epiphany and is telling other conservatives "gee, I guess we were wrong, see, think like I do now! It's OK becasue I'm a republican like you!"
Funny one. I thought that ridiculous article, which shows zero knowledge of the Constitution and contemporary commentaries, was meant seriously, but now I see it was a parody.
Michael - another Kudos for the site. Posting these announcements (including their credits) on other sites has provided encouragement to many in my circles. Hopefully they are finding their way here to help in momentum building.
Thanx for what you're doing. Upon fruition of turning this mess around we will all celebrate the impact of such efforts.
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