Justice Roberts: 'It seems to me that we can't say there are limitations on what Congress can do under its commerce power'

Alicia Powe | March 28, 2012
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 " Once you establish that you have a market for health care, i would suppose congress's power under the commerce clause meant they had a broad scope in terms of how they regulate that market," said Justice Roberts.

 

Once we say that there is a market and congress can require people to participate in it, "it seems to me that we can't say there are limitations on what congress can do under its commerce power, just like in any other area, all -- given significant deference that we accord to congress in this area."

 

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