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NEW POLL OVERVIEW:<br />
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In June the Supreme Court will rule on whether national health insurance is constitutional.<br />
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Article 1 Section 8 of the Constitution of the United States is known as the &quot;Commerce Clause.</span><span style="font-size: larger;">&quot;</span><span style="font-size: larger;"> It grants Congress the power to </span><span style="font-size: larger;">&quot;</span><span style="font-size: larger;">regulate commerce among the several states.</span><span style="font-size: larger;">&quot;</span><span style="font-size: larger;"> It is this clause that the issue focuses on and&nbsp; it forms the basis to justify legislating the &ldquo;individual mandate.&rdquo;<br />
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Those who oppose Obamacare believe the legislation is a congressional overreach of its constitutional mandate, granting it far-reaching powers over every economic decision made by American citizens.<br />
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Liberals believe the Supreme Court will overstep its constitutional mandate if it rules against the legislation because they will be ignoring the Marbury v. Madison decision and numerous precedents since then.<br />
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If PPACA is voted down, the court will be accused of acting as a </span><span style="font-size: larger;">&quot;</span><span style="font-size: larger;">super-legislature</span><span style="font-size: larger;">&quot;</span><span style="font-size: larger;"> defying the will of elected representatives. This point is especially important given the fact that the law is likely to be overturned only by a slim 5-4 majority.<br />
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The Court's role is to ensure that the hallmark of American governance &ndash; the separation of powers &ndash; remains firmly in place.<br />
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NEW POLL QUESTION:<br />
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Based on the Constitution do you think that the Supreme Court will declare </span><span style="font-size: larger;">&quot;</span><span style="font-size: larger;">Obamacare</span><span style="font-size: larger;">&quot;</span><span style="font-size: larger;"> unconstitutional?<br />
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PREVIOUS POLL QUESTION:<br />
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Do you think there will be a republican primary opponent running against Governor Snyder in August 2014 primary election?<br />
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Yes . . . . . . .&nbsp; 23%<br />
No . . . . . . . . 69% <br />
Undecided . . . . 9% <br />
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THREE COMMENTS WERE MADE ON THIS POLL QUESTION:<br />
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Anonymous Comment #1<br />
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All things considered, a PRIMARY opponent against Snyder grossly ignores enormous success at cleaning up the Granholm mess in many areas and surely seems like an unnecessary risk. A primary race would also be a signal to the Dems that THEY have a better chance at taking on the race and they might be willing to really fundraise and put up a candidate who can bring back the Granholm days to Michigan.<br />
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Also, good luck fund raising for it as there is NOT anything approaching a consensus among the various groups of Republicans and among the various geographic areas (such as Oakland County) that pull the contribution freight in statewide races! What will it be? Five dollar fund raisers?<br />
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Anonymous Comment #2<br />
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If he does not stand up to put down the unions, I would hope someone would run against him.<br />
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Anonymous Comment #3<br />
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Why would anyone want to step in the way of progress? For the first time in forever we have 2 people at the top that really care and are genuine. Anyone that is not happy has not taken the time to review the accomplishments or the future agenda.<br />
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