By the Obama administrations reasoning, it would be constitutionally permissible to make Americans purchase nearly any product (broccoli, gym membership) that improved their health and thereby contributed to lower health-care costs. – John Cornyn

Think for a moment about what Obamacare has done: The federal government has come up with its own (ever-evolving) definition of health insurance, which now includes free access to sterilization, contraception, and certain abortifacients such as the morning-after pill. – John Cornyn

Raising taxes is the last thing we should do amid the weakest economic recovery since World War II. Unfortunately, even if we avoid the full Taxmageddon scenario, President Obamas health care law also contains a new surtax on investment that will take effect in 2013. – John Cornyn