tierney, leave us a shred of freedom. tierney in the pure ist form. if you want to see it, consider chuck grassley of iowa. hef one of the sponsors one of the republicans who sponsored the individual mandate bill. after president obama was sworn in to office as the health reform debate was getting underway, chuck gasly was still arguing for the individual mandate. when it comes to states requiring it for automobile insurance, the principle ought to lie the same way for health insurance because everybody has some health insurance costs. if you aren t insured there s no free lunch. i believes this a bipartisan consensus to have individual mandates. a bipartisan con sense us is to have individual mandates. after president obama said chuck grassley, i agree with you. i m for an individual mandate,