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U.S. top court rejects new challenge to Obamacare
Reuters ^ | January 19, 2016 | Lawrence Hurley

Posted on 01/19/2016 7:39:18 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks

The U.S. Supreme Court, which delivered major rulings in 2012 and 2015 preserving President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law, on Tuesday declined to take up a new, long-shot challenge to Obamacare brought by an Iowa artist.

The court turned away an appeal by Matt Sissel, who had asserted that the 2010 Affordable Care Act violated the U.S. Constitution's requirement that revenue-raising legislation must originate in the House of Representatives, not in the Senate, as the healthcare law did.

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TOPICS: Business/Economy; Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Culture/Society; Government; News/Current Events; Philosophy; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: house; obamacare; ppaca; ruling; senate; supremecourt; tax; taxation
A three-judge appeals court panel was unanimous in finding that Sissel's interpretation of the law was at odds with U.S. Supreme Court precedents, including the high court's ruling in 2012. The court found that the penalty for not obtaining insurance was a form of taxation.

#TheFixIsIn

1 posted on 01/19/2016 7:39:18 AM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Constitution. What’s that?


2 posted on 01/19/2016 7:41:59 AM PST by JesusIsLord
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

The plain wording of the Constitution no longer matters.


3 posted on 01/19/2016 7:42:37 AM PST by Blood of Tyrants (Liberals are the Taliban of America, trying to tear down any symbol that they don't like.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

It’s a tax. It’s not a tax. I wish the Justices would make up their minds. But they’re just winging it I guess.


4 posted on 01/19/2016 7:43:56 AM PST by Tallguy
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

It’s a back and forth thing. The bills DO still originate in the House. They get written up by both houses and are not necessarily passed in order.


5 posted on 01/19/2016 7:44:36 AM PST by Sacajaweau
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Simple, plain English means nothing to SCOTUS
led by Roberts. Law will never be the same.


6 posted on 01/19/2016 7:44:42 AM PST by Diogenesis ("When a crime is unpunished, the world is unbalanced.")
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Don’ forget Cruz said Roberts was the right guy for the job.

http://www.nationalreview.com/article/214989/right-stuff-ted-cruz


7 posted on 01/19/2016 7:45:44 AM PST by Enlightened1
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To: Blood of Tyrants

Then we can just throw the bums out.


8 posted on 01/19/2016 7:45:45 AM PST by onedoug
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

The Senate has been has been amending House bills this way for over 150 years.

I think disallowing or limiting the practice would be good but didn’t expect the SC to do so.


9 posted on 01/19/2016 7:45:45 AM PST by mrsmith (Dumb sluts: Lifeblood of the Media, Backbone of the Democrat/RINO Party!)
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To: Diogenesis

Blackmail is a very useful technique to get what you want. Both with the Supreme Court and with Congress.


10 posted on 01/19/2016 7:46:51 AM PST by 17th Miss Regt
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Trump is right about Roberts


11 posted on 01/19/2016 7:47:02 AM PST by samtheman (Elect Trump, Build Wall. End Censorship.)
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It’s becoming moot because Obamacare is about to come apart at the seams anyhow.

Humana is joining United Healthcare in pulling out of the exchanges. We’re either going to get free market reforms or Bernie and Single Payer.


12 posted on 01/19/2016 7:59:26 AM PST by Buckeye McFrog
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13 posted on 01/19/2016 8:01:37 AM PST by Snickering Hound
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To: Enlightened1

Roberts’ rulings before the USSC appointment and after are polar opposites. Cruz was fooled like the rest of us.


14 posted on 01/19/2016 8:16:06 AM PST by 5thGenTexan
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To: Enlightened1
Don’ forget Cruz said Roberts was the right guy for the job.

Yea, in 2005, long before he started showing his liberal roots.

Another deceitful post by a Trump supporter, how so unexpected.
15 posted on 01/19/2016 8:37:05 AM PST by SoConPubbie (Mitt and Obama: They're the same poison, just a different potency)
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To: Buckeye McFrog
Humana is joining United Healthcare in pulling out of the exchanges. We’re either going to get free market reforms or Bernie and Single Payer.

I have said from the beginning that Health Care was here to stay, I correctly stated that the Supremes would never undo it and here is further proof. Our politicians want this and so do their donors never mind that it is financially unsustainable, it will not collapse the quality of health care will just be reduced to meet the available funds no different than any other function involving services. If you can't afford gasoline you will necessarily curtail your travel.

The only exception I can see would be total world wide economic collapse then everything is up for grabs including a total monarchy which is what the people will demand.

1Sa 8:5 And said unto him, Behold, thou art old, and thy sons walk not in thy ways: now make us a king to judge us like all the nations.

1Sa 8:6 But the thing displeased Samuel, when they said, Give us a king to judge us. And Samuel prayed unto the LORD.

1Sa 8:7 And the LORD said unto Samuel, Hearken unto the voice of the people in all that they say unto thee: for they have not rejected thee, but they have rejected Me, that I should not reign over them.

1Sa 8:18 And ye shall cry out in that day because of your king which ye shall have chosen you; and the LORD will not hear you in that day.

16 posted on 01/19/2016 8:48:31 AM PST by itsahoot (Trump is a fumble mouthed blowhard that can't speak in complete sentences. Wonder why is he winning?)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Activist Judges. It’s how they got gay marriage laws overturned in the states. Will probably use the same federal activist judges for gun control.


17 posted on 01/19/2016 9:09:00 AM PST by foundedonpurpose (the answer for the europeans is in GODS Book: Genesis 34)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

IOW, the Supreme Court neitehr understands nor cares about the Constitution.


18 posted on 01/19/2016 9:17:14 AM PST by TBP (Obama lies, Granny dies.)
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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

bookmark


19 posted on 01/19/2016 10:26:17 AM PST by dadfly
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Shortly after OBAMACARE was passed a reporter interviewed one of the sponsors, Barney Frank about the challenges ahead for the legislation.

Franks’ reply was very frank. This is just a step on the road to single payer universal insurance.”

The Dems knew at the time that it wasn’t sustainable as written but the collapse would lead to full blown national health insurance run by the government.


20 posted on 01/19/2016 1:28:09 PM PST by wildbill (If you check behind the shower curtain fInor a murderer, and find one.... what's your plan?)
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