Doesn’t the 10th Amendment protect Missouri from federal encroachment?
States have the rights to assert their 10th Amendment powers and affirm those rights in the state constitution. Two hundred and twenty years ago, some founders questioned the need for the First and Second Amendments, and the rest of the Bill of Rights, to be in the U.S. Constitution. Our rights have been preserved by the First and Second Amendments. The Health Care Freedom Act will protect the right to health care freedom in the same way. In addition, this is more than an issue of “federal encroachment.” Threats of single-payer health care, or an individual/employer mandate, also abound at the state level. This year, many (15+) states have introduced legislation to enact state-based, single-payer health care. Countless other states have proposed requirements for individuals or employers to purchase health coverage, or else pay a fine to the state. The threat of this occurring would be eliminated here in Missouri if the Health Care Freedom Act passed.
