On the recordMarch 16, 2010
That's my understanding from the reports that have been done by Heritage and other groups. But interestingly, if Massachusetts wants to enact a mandate, they are a State. And if their residents say, Okay, we are happy with you, Governor. We are happy with you, State legislator or State senator, for enacting this mandate and they reelect them to office, that's all well and good. But here we're talking about the 50 States and various territories, a mandate applied across the board. This has never been done in this country before because there's a document called the Constitution that says we shouldn't be doing this.
