Chris Wallace asked former neurosurgeon and Republican candidate for president Dr. Ben Carson a series of tough questions on “Fox News Sunday,” challenging him on whether he really believes the U.S. government is comparable to Nazi Germany or that “Obamacare is the worst thing since slavery.”
“I want to ask you about some of the remarks you’ve made that you say you stand by,” said Wallace. “You have compared our government today to Nazi Germany. Do you really believe that?”
“A lot of people like to say that, but what I said is that in Nazi Germany most of those people didn’t believe in what Hitler was doing — but did they say anything? They did not, and that’s what allowed things to progress to that point,” said Carson. “We need to be willing to stand up and speak up for what we believe.”
“But people oppose Barack Obama all the time!” Wallace said.
“There are a lot of people in our society who are afraid to say what they really mean because they may get an IRS audit, people will call them names, their jobs may be interfered with,” Carson said. “This is not what America was supposed to be.”
“Okay, here’s what you said about Obamacare,” Wallace said, who then played a clip of Carson calling Obamacare the “worst thing since slavery.”
“The worst thing since slavery?” asked an incredulous Wallace.
“Obamacare fundamentally changes the relationship between the people and their government. The government is supposed to respond to the will of the people, not dictate to the people,” Carson said. “With this program we’re allowing that whole paradigm to be switched around.”
Wallace then asked Carson about a statement he made this week and whether he believes the president has to observe and enforce a decision by the Supreme Court.
“Dred Scott is a perfect example,” Carson replied. “The Supreme Court came up with this and Abraham Lincoln did not agree with it. Now, admittedly it caused a lot of conflict and eventually led to a Civil War, but we’re in a better place because of it.”
Wallace then challenged Carson on whether he agreed with Marbury v. Madison, and the principle of judicial review.
“This is an area that we need to discuss,” Carson said. “We need to get into a discussion of this because it has changed from the original intent.”
“So you’re saying this is an open discussion?”
“It is an open discussion,” replied Carson. “It needs to be discussed.”
