'Obamacare:' What does the Constitution have to say?

'Obamacare:' What does the Constitution have to say?: "No powers can be exercised by the Congress which are prohibited by the Constitution or which are contrary to its spirit.

– Justice John McLean, Dred Scott v. Sandford, 1857

Is a federal government takeover of the health care system constitutional?

Some argue that under the Constitution, Congress is not authorized to regulate or subsidize health care.

Michael Boldin, founder of The Tenth Amendment Center, told WND that if citizens want to understand whether health care is constitutional, they must first understand the function of the Constitution.

'The best way to look at it is that it doesn't apply to you,' he said. 'It doesn't apply to me. It doesn't apply to any person at all. It applies to the government, and it sets the boundaries of what government is supposed to do.'"