Posted on 06/25/2015 1:40:33 PM PDT by reaganaut1
Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts has rewritten the law to save Obamacare—again.
Roberts’ majority opinion today in King v. Burwell, which ruled that the Obama administration’s decision to allow health insurance subsidies flow through the law’s federal exchanges, leaves no doubt that Roberts considers it his duty to keep the law afloat.
"Congress passed the Affordable Care Act to improve health insurance markets, not to destroy them," he writes. "If at all possible, we must interpret the Act in a way that is consistent with the former, and avoids the latter."
And so Roberts decided that a law which explicitly and repeatedly states that subsidies are limited to exchanges "established by a State," and which defines "State" as one of the 50 states or the District of Columbia, actually allows subsidies in exchanges established by a State or the federal government. Roberts’ decision does not interpret Obamacare; it adds to it and reworks it, and in the process transforms it into something that it is not.
Roberts has not merely tweaked the law; he has rewritten it to mean the opposite of what it clearly means. Why include the phrase "established by a State under Section 1311"—the section dealing with state-based exchanges—except to limit the subsidies to those particular exchanges? Roberts’ opinion reconceptualizes this limiting language as inclusive.
The Chief Justice frames his decision as a form of respectful deference to congressional intent. As my colleague Damon Root noted earlier, his opinion cautions that in "every case we must respect the role of the Legislature, and take care not to undo what it has done. A fair reading of legislation demands a fair understanding of the legislative plan."
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Roberts is just a conformist, yaknow. He abides by previous mods he made before.., what a gem. No, what a pyrite.
...wished I would have been a dishonest person younger in life, I could be sitting pretty right now....
If Roberts believes Obamacare will ‘improve’ markets (something impossible when government’s thumb is on the scale) then he is a fool.
If Roberts knows that Obamacare is meant to destroy those markets in favor of the Hobson’s Choice known as socialized medicine, he is a liar.
There is no third option.
Of course, Benedict Roberts thumbs his nose at the law with the sure knowledge that he has nothing to fear. Obama and Roberts have shown that there is no need for the House and Senate because they can do anything they want and pay for it with money taken from the clueless taxpayers. The sheep will follow their orders because that’s what they always do.
Chief Justice Roberts should be impeached.
Isaiah 10; 1 What sorrow awaits the unjust judges and those who issue unfair laws.
2 They deprive the poor of justice and deny the rights of the needy among my people. They prey on widows and take advantage of orphans.
3 What will you do when I punish you, when I send disaster upon you from a distant land? To whom will you turn for help? Where will your treasures be safe?
4 You will stumble along as prisoners or lie among the dead.
But even then the Lord’s anger will not be satisfied.
His fist is still poised to strike.
There is no freakin’ way Bush Jr didn’t know who he was appointing; just like there is no way GW Bush didn’t know who he was appointing. Liberal fascists who have enough money to survive the US collapse, whatever that will look like. Also, I’m sure Roberts is blackmailed.
The words of George W. Bush’s press secretary in September 2005 when Bush nominated Roberts for Chief Justice:
“This had been something in the back of the president’s mind in case such a scenario came into being, if the chief justice had retired,” said White House press secretary Scott McClellan. “The president, when he met with [Roberts], knew he was a natural-born leader.”
Apparently all part of the big plan.
They must have the goods on Roberts and he dances as hard as they say.
Way past time for a 5th Amendment convention. . . State Legislatures, STEP UP TO THE PLATE and SWING FOR THE FENCE!
Of all the complaints conservatives could have of George W. Bush, John Roberts is now at the top of the list.
The law wasn’t re written, it was DISMISSED. WE were dismissed, by the elites. We can’t let them get away with this. We are worse than Morons if we do. We are Cowards who have turned our backs upon all who have given up the Ghost for our freedom. It’s that simple. We got to get off our ass and get in their faces.
Just wait until the Tax/Fine hits thousands of dollars and eats up people tax refund ,LOL
So, whaddaya gonna do about it?
Damn, I'm so angry I'm making errors. Make that Article 5 convention.
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