“The founding fathers, it turns out, passed several mandates of their own. In 1790, the very first Congress—which incidentally included 20 framers—passed a law that included a mandate: namely, a requirement that ship owners buy medical insurance for their seamen. This law was then signed by another framer: President George Washington. That’s right, the father of our country had no difficulty imposing a health insurance mandate.”
http://www.tnr.com/article/politics/102620/individual-mandate-history-affordable-care-act
Stephen Kuusisto
Director
The Renee Crown University Honors Program
University Professor
Syracuse University
Planet of the Blind 