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Congress has never required Americans to purchase anything before, and most [[conservatives]] see this as a violation of the [[Constitution]]. Heritage Institute scholars Randy Barnett, Nathaniel Stewart, and Todd F. Gaziano state,  

Congress has never required Americans to purchase anything before, and most [[conservatives]] see this as a violation of the [[Constitution]]. Heritage Institute scholars Randy Barnett, Nathaniel Stewart, and Todd F. Gaziano state,  

{{cquote|Nowhere in the Constitution is Congress given the power to mandate that an individual enter into a contract with a private party or purchase a good or service...Therefore, because this claim of power by Congress would literally be without precedent, it could only be upheld if the Supreme Court is willing to create a new constitutional doctrine.<ref>[http://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2009/12/Why-the-Personal-Mandate-to-Buy-Health-Insurance-Is-Unprecedented-and-Unconstitutional ''Why the Personal Mandate to Buy Health Insurance Is Unprecedented and Unconstitutional''], December 9, 2009</ref>}}

{{cquote|Nowhere in the Constitution is Congress given the power to mandate that an individual enter into a contract with a private party or purchase a good or service...Therefore, because this claim of power by Congress would literally be without precedent, it could only be upheld if the Supreme Court is willing to create a new constitutional doctrine.<ref>[https://www.heritage.org/Research/Reports/2009/12/Why-the-Personal-Mandate-to-Buy-Health-Insurance-Is-Unprecedented-and-Unconstitutional ''Why the Personal Mandate to Buy Health Insurance Is Unprecedented and Unconstitutional''], December 9, 2009</ref>}}

==See also==

==See also==