5/21/2012 - The Second Militia Act of 1792 & Obamacare: Two Federal Government Mandates to Acquire Private Products - Many people say the insurance mandate in Obamacare was the first federal mandate for citizens to acquire a private product. However, others point to the Second Militia Act of 1792, signed by President George Washington, as the first such mandate since it required certain men to acquire a firearm and related items at their own expense. Read on for details in this debate.

4/27/2012 - "Obamacare" in the Supreme Court - See our new resource about the Supreme Court hearings on the constitutionality of Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA).  Read a summary, a timeline of how the case made it to the Supreme Court, and read or listen to the oral arguments made during the hearings.

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