NOT AT ALL. The Congress overstepped its bounds, and it knows it, and so does everybody else. Buying something that your don't want, is not Constitutional no matter how far our stretch the Commence Clause.

Look, it is clearly not Constitutional as the Constitution was written and Intended. There are CLEAR measures in the constitution to change the constitution, yet our supreme court and legislature show time and time again, that they have no regard for the constitution and violate it every chance they can. Politicians try to change the meaning of words instead of changing the Constitution as is possible and was clearly intended. The ENTIRE purpose of the constitution was to protect us from an overreaching federal government and preserve our freedoms. This health care mandate is a CLEAR violation of the Constitution and our individual rights, not to mention toe rights of the state. We are becoming a country of mob rule and beating up on minorities instead of a country of the individual and cherished individual rights. The premise our entire country was founded on.

The Constitution was written to protect our INDIVIDUAL RIGHTS. Using mob rule to violate the rights of individuals is NOT CONSTITUTIONAL. Anyone can have health insurance. Those that do not, CHOOSE not to. I did at 18 with just a HS diploma. It was a priority of mine. Their CHOICE to be irresponsible is not my fault.

Maybe instead we make health care bills like student loans where they never go away and you can not declare bankruptcy for them. We garnish wages, and go after personal assets (Including trusts and any personal assets transferred to a relative within the past 10 years). If there are actual consequences to not having insurance, many more people will carry it. Health care like anything else is only as important to one as they make it. If it is not their priority, why should everyone else be punished?

If the Court upholds Obamacare we have other solutions. We can claim to belong to the groups that don't believe in it. Here is some interesting facts included in the bill. I find it to be unfair to those who would be forced to purchase something they don't want.

"The new Obamacare legislation that was forced on unwilling Americans this week specifically mandates that we all purchase health insurance. That is, unless you don’t believe in that sort of thing. That’s right, the current health care bill contains a clause which exempts certain individuals form the requirements and penalties set forth in it.


EXEMPTIONS FROM INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY REQUIREMENTS.
In the case of an individual who is seeking an exemption certificate under section 1311(d)(4)(H) from any requirement or penalty imposed by section 5000A, the following information:

In the case of an individual seeking exemption based on the individual’s status as a
member of an exempt religious sect or division, as a member of a health care sharing ministry, as an Indian,
or as an individual eligible for a hardship exemption, such information as the Secretary shall prescribe.”

Senate Bill, H.R. 3590, pages 273-274

There are several reasons why an individual could claim exemption, being a member of a religion that does not believe in insurance is one of them. Islam is one of those religions. Muslims believe that health insurance is “haraam”, or forbidden; because they liken the ambiguity and probability of insurance to gambling. This belief excludes them from any of the requirements, mandates, or penalties set forth in the bill. Other excluded groups include Amish, American Indians, and Christian Scientists".