https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2009/10/23/pelosi-constitutionality-of-individual-mandates-not-serious-question/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usThu, 23 Apr 2026 10:26:52 -0400<![CDATA[First Patrick Leahy scoffed at questions over whether the federal government has the authority to order Americans to buy a particular product, even though that has never happened in our 233-year history, and now the Speaker of the House claims that the question is &#8220;not serious.&#8221; CNS News has the audio of Nancy Pelosi providing the Democratic dodge on the constitutionality question:]]>Fri, 23 Oct 2009 13:36:14 -0400<![CDATA[Ed Morrissey]]>https://hotair.com/ed-morrissey/2009/10/23/pelosi-constitutionality-of-individual-mandates-not-serious-question-n165232