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Judge Napolitano Takes On No. 3 House Democrat On Constitutionality Of Obama Care

by @ 12:49 pm on September 9, 2009. Filed under Health Care Reform, Politics, U.S. Constitution

Judge Napolitano took on Congressman James Clyburn, the No. 3 Democrat in the House, on his radio show yesterday:

The Judge then pops the question: “Where in the Constitution is the federal government charged with maintaining people’s health?”

Clyburn’s answer: “There’s nothing in the Constitution that says the federal government has anything to do with most of the stuff we do.

The Judge charges back a bit later: “You took an oath to uphold the Constitution. You can’t go outside the Constitution because you think it is a good thing to do without violating that oath!

Clyburn replies: “How about show me where in the Constitution it prohibits the federal government from doing this?”

The Judge then, of course, cites the 10th Amendment.

You can listen to the entire interview/debate here.

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