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John Conyers cites the "good and welfare clause" as justification for Obamacare

CNSNews.com asked House Judiciary Chairman John Conyers (D-MI) how the U.S. Constitution justifies requiring individuals to purchase health insurance.

Conyers said: "Under several clauses, the good and welfare clause and a couple others. All the scholars, the constitutional scholars that I know -- I'm chairman of the Judiciary committee, as you know -- they all say that there's nothing unconstitutional in this bill."

Well alright then, that explains it!. But, my friend the Mind Numbed Robot says there is no "good and welfare clause" in the U.S. Constitution. At least not that he can see.

In the comments on his post I said that maybe he's not looking in the right place. The "good and welfare clause" is one of those emanations of penumbras first unearthed by that notable Constitutional scholar B. Hussein Obama in the discarded writings of Thomas Jefferson's illegitimate son's roommate's brother-in-law. So to a liberal it's like a direct mandate from The Man himself.

I also believe the "good and welfare clause" is incorporated into the Fourth Amendment via osmosis, and was recently used as the justification for granting a wealthy Congressman's wife the services of a court-appointed lawyer. The "good and welfare clause" exempts Monica Conyers from dipping into her limo and Louis Vuitton purse budget when faced with the prospect of significant jail time.

OK, kidding aside, maybe Rep. Conyers really meant to cite the "welfare is good clause". I believe that particular clause was inserted into the Constitution by Lyndon Johnson when he snuck into the National Archives one night to scribble it into the margins on their official copy. Just look at how much fun the government has had since then pouring our tax dollars down a rathole in search of an end to poverty and human stupidity!

If taking my hard-earned money and routing it via the government into the pockets of deadbeat layabouts is Constitutional, then surely eliminating the middleman and forcing me to simply give my money to somebody else is Constitutional too.

Or so the liberals will tell us.

Posted at 13:48 by Chris Wysocki   [/obamacare]   Comments | Archived | Perm Link |
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