can DUers please help me respond to this ? [View All]

[peacebird]

the Constitution of the United States of America is very clear on what the federal government can do. the first 9 Amendments to the Constitution clarify what the federal government cannot do. the 10th amendment is key... powers that are not explicitly given to the fed in the Constitution are left to the states or the people. This means that most of what the federal gov't (congress) has done for at least the last 50 years is unconstitutional. but for a squinty-eyed view of the interstate trade issue, we would not have most of the bs output from congress. this isn't a republican or democratic issue by the way... both are equally guilty of trashing the Constitution.
As for health care being broken, I would disagree most strongly. My wife has gotten excellent care without a peep from the insurance company, who is taking it in the shorts. Are there problems? yes
could things be improved? yes
does the entire healthcare system need to be upset to solve these problems? no
would legal system reforms help here? absolutely
are the chuckleheads in congress the right people to solve the health care issues? no
is the amount of "detailed analysis" they are putting into this issue sufficient given the magnitude of the change they are proposing? not even laughably close! if they had even read the Cliffs' notes version I would be happier.

question... when has the federal government ever taken on something of this magnitude and been successful?
bonus question... how efficient is the federal government at doing anything?
double bonus question... how many new drugs will be created if congress and obama create a climate that is unfavorable to pharmaceutical companies efforts to recoup the astronomical costs associated with bringing new drugs to market? (hint: very, very few)