First they come for the mental defectives, then the gypsies, then for the jews

... then for YOU. More listeners than sought additional insight into the origination of hypocrisy have petitioned for an elaboration of how ObamaCare's compelled purchase of health care insurance by everyone will fundamentally and detrimentally alter the government's relationship with the American citizen.

One example of the slippery slope created by this unconstitutional power grab will have to suffice for today (there is twelve hours of football to watch after all).

Were the promotion of the general welfare be a valid Constitutional provision to take an individual's private property, (his money, assets, forcing that person to spend thousands of dollars annually for a unwanted commodity that he may not use once during that time period), then Congress, after declaring a national housing shortage, could mandate that every individual owning a weekend or vacation home had to allow homeless people to occupy that dwelling at all times the owner didn't use it.

Surely, giving up your asset (but only for some multiple weeks per year) to shelter the poor and endangered homeless of this nation will promote the general welfare. So, those of you with a spare bedroom in your primary residence beware, because it could be next. Just saying ...