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Old 05-12-2009, 07:13 PM   #69
Beemnseven
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Re: the new health care?

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Originally Posted by saden1 View Post
This is what the Constitution says:

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The Congress shall have Power To lay and collect Taxes, Duties, Imposts and Excises, to pay the Debts and provide for the common Defence and general Welfare of the United States; but all Duties, Imposts and Excises shall be uniform throughout the United States;
If the Founders meant that "general Welfare" equated to free health care, why didn't they explicitly confer the right to a doctor the way they explicitly said we have the right to an attorney?
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