Video: Can the Federal Government Mandate Health Insurance?

The US Supreme Court is about to decide on the constitutionality of Obamacare or the Affordable Care Act by next week. The monumental decision is expected impact the US economy that could ripple to the world.

From LearnLiberty.org.

States can require people to buy insurance for automobiles and health care. So why can't the federal government? According to Professor Elizabeth Price Foley, the U.S. Constitution gives the federal government limited and enumerated powers that confine it. The Constitution gives different powers to the states than it does to the federal government. Just because states have the power to establish mandates for insurance does not suggest that the federal government has the same power.

Thanks to Learn Liberty's Tim Hedberg for the video.