Chuck Grassley actually said...

"If Congress passes a law that is beyond the constitutional power to enact no matter how popular or desirable the provisions of that law are for some people, the courts have an obligation to strike it ..."

"Congress has never before passed a law that requires people who are not already engaged in an activity, commercial or otherwise, to affirmatively purchase a product or service."

"Obviously, it is good to have that understanding, that we are a society based upon law and not upon what judges just happen to think it might be."

"Professor Fried, you have made very clear that you are convinced that there is no doubt that the mandate in the health law is constitutional."