Recently I responded to an Anchorage Daily News letter-to-the-editor...

Paul Rasmussen’s letter (Dec. 4) indicates that his grasp of the
U. S. Constitution is insufficient.
While the power to declare war is expressed in the Constitution, it is given solely to Congress. Hence, no “wars” fought since WWII – not Korea, Vietnam, Desert Storm, Afghanistan nor Iraq – can properly be called “wars” in the strictest constitutional sense. Since December 8th 1941 there have been “police actions,” “conflicts” and “operations,” but no wars. If a constitutionalist, Mr. Rasmussen should decry all recent American blood and treasure sacrificed in such unconstitutional “wars.”
Mr. Rasmussen correctly states that there is no reference to “health care” in the Constitution, yet he must also know that there are no references to Social Security, Medicare, or the federal highway system either. Still, most Americans enjoy having these things in their lives. The “Necessary and Proper” Clause of the Constitution gives Congress implicit powers to execute laws and delegate powers covering the aforementioned services, and if Congress so wishes, health care as well.
I hope that Congress does just that.