April 2, 2010 12:53PM 

# More on the (Un)Constitutionality of Obamacare 

By [Ilya Shapiro](https://www.cato.org/people/ilya-shapiro) 

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Earlier this week, I [reacted to reports](https://www.cato.org/2010/03/31/will-debate-constitutionality-of-obamacare-anytime-anywhere/) that the University of Washington couldn’t find any legal scholars willing to question Obamacare’s constitutionality by issuing a challenge: I will debate the constitutional merits of Obamacare against anyone, anytime, anywhere (as long as the sponsoring group/​individual covers my travel expenses). Here’s a video version of my challenge:

Cato adjunct scholars Dave Kopel and Ilya Somin, blogging at the Volokh Conspiracy, go into [much greater depth](http://volokh.com/2010/04/01/pretending-that-no-law-professors-question-obamacare/) on the [myth of an expert consensus](http://volokh.com/2010/04/01/the-myth-of-an-expert-consensus-on-the-constitutionality-of-the-health-care-mandate-revisited/).

And if you’re tired of hearing the debate about the debate and want to hear the latest on *why* the individual mandate is unconstitutional, [listen to my colleague (and Cato’s chairman) Bob Levy’s podcast](https://www.cato.org/dailypodcast/podcast-archive.php?podcast_id=1124).

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