Anyone who uses the made up word "obamacare" obviously has no respect for the Constitution or any other written document. They see words as hammers to be used against others who do not share their views rather than a means of communication. We has the good manners to call the sh

pdq, apparently being one of those people, only gives that one side of a very complex argument. The government says that everyone is required to buy health care, one way or another. They are simply requiring that the commerce be conducted in a certain way. Actually the auto industry is a very apt comparison. The government does not tell you whether or not to buy a car but it does tell you what features the car must have have and it does tell you that you must maintain it. It does that not just for society's good but for your own.

Little Hawk, I do not agree with your implication that all Presidents are equally guilty of flouting the Constitution. I would say that is true about Nixon, Reagan and Bush II, but in my life time, I have seen no evidence of flagrant disregard from the other Presidents.