Missouri Senate Hearts Freedom, Votes To Overrule Changes In Federal Tax Code Or Something

UPDATE: Today's vote was on a statutory change, not a constitutional change. 

The Missouri Senate today passed their version of the "Health Care Freedom Act," a proposed constitutional amendment law intended to prohibit the federal government from imposing extra taxes on people who do not purchase health insurance.

The practical effects of such a measure, apart from warm and fuzzy feelings in the hearts of sponsors Sen. Jane Cunningham and Birther Rep. Tim Jones and unnecessary legal costs for the State of Missouri, are still unclear.