President Obama said six months before his administration decided to try KSM in a civilian court that military commissions protect intelligence sources and terror trial participants.
Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) said the decision to try KSM in a civilian court is "asinine" and has terrorists "laughing at us."
Musician Stevie Wonder said it was "ridiculous" that America does not have a health care system like other countries.
Sen. Jeff Merkley (D.-Ore.) says that Congress gets authority to force Americans to buy health insurance as part of its "very first enumerated power."
Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii) said the Constitution does not give Congress the power to require people to buy health insurance "in that respect" but "in ways to help citizens" to "live a good life."
Sen. Ben Nelson (D-Neb.) told CNSNews.com that because he is not a “constitutional scholar,” he is unable to say where in the Constitution Congress gets authority to mandate that Americans buy health insurance.
Sen. Jack Reed (D.-R.I.) said forcing people to buy health insurance is consitutionally justified because it is like making people "sign up for the draft."
Senator Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) said he has no other chocie but to filibuster any Senate health care bill that contains a government-run public option.
Rep. Pete Hoekstra (R-Mich.) said that the Democrats' health care bill "shred" the U.S. Constitution, adding that the bill's mandate to buy insurance probably would be challenged in the courts.
Academy Award-winning actor Jon Voight said that the Democrats' health care bill would "decimate" the U.S. economy and that he does not think mandating that Americans buy health insurance is constitutional.
Sen. John McCain predicts there will be a constitutioal challenge to the provision in the health care bill that forces Americans to buy health insurance.
Best-selling author Mark Levin told a rally at the Capitol yesterday that lawmakers who want to force Americans to buy health insurance are saying "the hell with the Constitution."
Sen. Bob Casey Jr. (D-Pa.) said that he backs Hyde amendment-type language to prohibit abortion-funding in the health care bill but is not going "to draw lines in the sand" over the issue at this point.
Sen. Roland Burris (D-Ill.) said that the Constitution's "health, welfare" provision gives Congress authority to mandate that individuals purchase health insurance.