Claim: A conservative group misleads Kansas voters in campaign mailers that claim a failed proposal to amend the state's Constitution would have allowed residents to opt-out of "Obamacare." No state law can do that. The U.S. Constitution's Supremacy Clause explicitly states that federal law is the "supreme Law of the Land." The proposed Kansas Health Care Freedom Amendment, like several similar state proposals and laws, declared that no law can compel Kansans to buy health insurance or require them to pay a fine for lacking it.
Fact-check: Mailers Mislead on 'Obamacare' Opt-Out Amendment - FactCheck.org
Verdict: a conservative group misleads kansas voters in campaign mailers that claim a failed proposal to amend the state's constitution would have allowed residents to opt-out of "obamacare." no state law can do that. the u.s. constitution's supremacy clause explicitly states that federal law is the "supreme law of the land." the proposed kansas health care freedom amendment, like several similar state proposals and laws, declared that no law can compel kansans to buy health insurance or require them to pay a fine for lacking it.
Organisation: FactCheck.org
Author: Ben Finley
Date published: 2012-08-03T17:57:36