Institute of Justice: Obamacare’s individual mandate violates a cardinal rule of contract law—to be enforceable, all agreements must be voluntary.

Institute of Justice: Obamacare’s individual mandate violates a cardinal rule of contract law—to be enforceable, all agreements must be voluntary. Simply put, if someone forces you to sign a contract, that constitutes duress which negates the contract according to centuries-old legal standards. With Obamacare, government will be the one forcing you to sign a contract under threat of fines and potentially, a jail sentence. No problem, Obama will just have to enact a law requiring everybody to buy insurance voluntarily.

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