Hmm. George Washington Would Have Supported Health Care Mandate?

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Sorta. At least he supported a mandate. Are Republicans (who initially came up with the idea of a health insurance mandate) saying that George Washington went against the Constitution? Interesting. . .

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Cuccinelli’s Anti-Health Reform Argument Has A George Washington Problem



. . .Cuccinelli’s comparison between health care and guns is unfortunate, since it reveals his utter ignorance of American legal history. Indeed, rather than trying to “imagine” what the reaction to such a hypothetical law might be, Cuccinelli could learn exactly what America’s reaction was to an actual law simply by picking up a history book. As it turns out, President George Washington signed a law that was almost identical to the one Cuccinelli railed against on CBS. . .
 
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