Kagan thinks Government has the power to tell you how to eat.

Just when you thought progressives couldn't get any dumber, they go an pull a stunt like this. Supreme Court Nominee Elena Kagan dodges a question by Sen. Coburn who asks her if she would consider a bill that requires American citizens to eat 3 vegetables a day unconstitutional. Miss Kagan, you're absolutely right that judges should not base their decisions on whether or not a law is dumb...they should be judging it on whether or not it is CONSTITUTIONAL!

• Category

  News & Politics

[Thomas Jefferson]

Was the government to prescribe to us our medicine and diet, our bodies would be in such keeping as our souls are now.

[Matthew C]

I agree completely with you!!!! Why did you call my comment ignorant, when sadly, the vast, vast majority of those screaming about "the govt telling us what to eat" are the same people who find it acceptable to let the govt tell us who we should love, marry and what we should do with plants. I was just stating a fact.

[Somedude069]

By far, the most ignorant comment I've seen in a while. Please refrain from your small minded left/right way of thinking about things...or don't vote.

Your scratch-n'-sniff approach to politics (which is unfortunately to mentality of the masses) assumes if you think something like this is absurd, then you *must* be a right-winger.

The government has no business saying what we should eat (or purchase) for our own good just as they should have 0 say in the matters of wedlock, smoking and so on.

[Matthew C]

So you guys are outraged at the notion that the government could suggest to parents and children ways to eat a healthier diet, b/c that's WAY too much intrusion ("Keep your hands off my food!!").

And you feel it is vital for the govt to tell us what plants we can't smoke, who we can go to bed with, who we can love/marry, and how doctors should treat female patients.

If that's the logic with which you make decisions, I would recommend just not voting at all, please!!!!

[2012Romney]

This shows why electing a president is so important. Obama chose this woman to be in the Supreme Court. Should we let him pick ANOTHER Justice? Send a REPUBLICAN TO THE WHITE HOUSE!

[sleedolfine15]

The fed. courts have an obligation to strike down unconstitutional laws. There is nothing in the enumerated powers granted to the fed. gov't which gives it any authority over healthcare in general let alone give it authority to require the purchase of health insurance,hence the recently passed healthcare law should be struck down. Also since I do not believe that the federal courts have a monopoly on the reviewing of federal law, the states too may nullify unconstitutional laws.

[ShamusMcfitzy]

Oh, so we should expect judges to uphold the law. So if there were such a law, Justice Kagan should uphold it? The problem with modern conservatism is that you don't want to uphold the law any more than liberals, you want to repeal constitutional laws that you disagree with. If Congress passed that dumb law, upholding it in the SCOTUS would definitely not be "nonelected legislating", it would be almost the opposite (although striking it down as unconstitutional would be just).

[pappybam]

really though, how do you respond politely to such ridiculous hypotheticals when they're not even analogous to the issue at hand? she politely admitted that, indeed, that would be dumb, but what does that have to do with the price of rice in china, senator? how do you answer such stupid questions? there's been a national food pyramid since forever, funny we only subsidize the foods at the top--sugar and shit-- effectively pricing fruits and veggies out of reach of the everyday fat american.

[Momusism]

"Do we have the power to tell people what they have to eat every day."

She was given plenty of time to answer that, but it should've only taken her one second.

She failed.

I'll help her.

"No."

The answer she gave should've been that simple. This is not debatable, mysterious, or challenging.

But such is the idiocy of liberalism.

[Halftrac]

Keep Kagan on the hot seat until after the November 2nd elections! Then will give her/him the BOOT once and for all!!! November 2nd is DOOMS DAY for all LEFTIST LIBERALS! Remember to VOTE on D-DAY November 2nd!!!