The U.S. Passed Mandatory Health Insurance In 1798 Under President And Founding Father, John Adams N

[Seedersandleechers]

Many people who oppose the “Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act”, also known as ‘Obamacare’, say the Founding Fathers wouldn’t have wanted the Government to make health insurance mandatory for private employees.

This is simply not true. In 1798, under 2nd President and Founding Father John Adams, the United States passed a law requiring mandatory health insurance for any private employees working on Maritime vessels. The bill was called “An Act for The Relief of Sick and Disabled Seamen”

It’s safe to assume that John Adams, who was the first Vice President of this country, the 2nd President of this Country, one of the Founding Fathers, and was a key negotiator in the peace treaty between the United States and Britain, had a pretty clear idea of what the Founding Fathers would have been alright with.


http://www.addictinginfo.org/2011/11/11/the-u-s-passed-mandatory-health-insurance-in-1798-under-founding-father-john-adams/

[Philosopher King]

1. But not as clear as the guy who wrote the Constitution, which unlike ideas, is the LAW.

Federalist # 57

I will add, as a fifth circumstance in the situation of the House of Representatives, restraining them from oppressive measures, that they can make no law which will not have its full operation on themselves and their friends, as well as on the great mass of the society. This has always been deemed one of the strongest bonds by which human policy can connect the rulers and the people together. It creates between them that communion of interests and sympathy of sentiments, of which few governments have furnished examples; but without which every government degenerates into tyranny. If it be asked, what is to restrain the House of Representatives from making legal discriminations in favor of themselves and a particular class of the society? I answer: the genius of the whole system; the nature of just and constitutional laws; and above all, the vigilant and manly spirit which actuates the people of America -- a spirit which nourishes freedom, and in return is nourished by it.

JAMES MADISON (February 1788)

[Gman]

2. Friggin' horse manure

just like Congress exempting themselves from insider trading laws and a host of others. This means nothing today.

Madison was a friggin' Nazi before there was such a thing.

[Philosopher King]

3. NAZI - Nationalsozialistische Deutsche Arbeiterpartei (National Socialist German Workers' Party)

Marxism spawned German socialism, but as you mentioned, that was a bit after Madison's time.

[ret5hd]

5. LOL!

enjoy your stay. :rofl:

[Turn CO Blue]

6. Bwahaha! Misinformed much?

[Philosopher King]

7. 'tis a pity...the line of the historically challenged grows ever longer.

:crazy:

[Edweird]

4. I'm not aware of anyone basing their objections to Obama's HCR on the founding fathers.

I believe your OP is whatKs referred to as a 'straw man'.

[Laelth]

8. Deceptive headline, at best.

This was a law requiring the owners of the vessels to pay for workers' compensation insurance, effectively, for their employees.

It does not order individual employees/citizens to buy health insurance.

-Laelth