Rep. Michele Bachmann Bashes ‘Unprecedented,’ ‘Wildly Unpopular’ Obamacare On CNN

With the Supreme Court gearing up to decide on the fate of the Affordable Care Act anytime soon this week, Rep. Michele Bachmann, whose presidential campaign this year in many ways hinged upon the unconstitutionality of Obamacare, has resurfaced to discuss the importance of this decision. On Starting Point this morning, Rep. Bachmann argued that Obamacare was an “unprecedented” way to force Americans to buy a product or service “because that individual breathes.”

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“Today, Americans can’t use their own tax-free money to purchase any health care that they need,” Rep. Bachmann told host Soledad O’Brien, adding that she saw “true health care malpractice reform” as another key to reducing costs. O’Brien challenged her, asking what the difference between this mandate and the many others the government hands down– for instance, to pay taxes– could be.” “This is absolutely unprecedented because government has never before at the federal level forced an American to purchase a product or service just because that individual breathes,” Rep. Bachmann explained. She also argued “Obamacare is essentially a tax, because the government has a monopoly.” Rep. Bachmann concluded that she expected it to be overturned, arguing that it was, despite some polls, “wildly unpopular” because “premiums skyrocketed” in the past year.

The segment via CNN below:

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