CBS News: Roberts Was Going to Overturn ObamaCare But Changed His Mind

News Buster.org ^ | July 1, 2012 | Noel Sheppard

[Paladin2]

Just wait until Willard replaces Scalia, Thomas and Alito with more John Roberts’.

[justiceseeker93]

I can only think of two explanations for what Roberts did.

Let's add # 3: an offer he couldn't refuse.

As for blackmail, one possibility is that whatever he was blackmailed about came from his FBI file, which could have been stolen by the Democrats in "Filegate" c. 1993. It's been reported that Bush 41 had been interested in appointing Roberts to a federal judgeship as far back as '92, so it's possible that the FBI routinely compiled a file on him as part of the standard vetting process.

[Meet the New Boss]

Not quite true.

I'm not saying the government didn't argue for it.

In fact, the government argued the tax angle before ALL the lower courts as well. They all rejected it.

What I am saying is that ROBERTS appeared to grab this argument late in the process. I think that is supported by way the other opinions are worded, for the reasons I gave.

[Captain Peter Blood]

I am not sure we have another four years. My feeling is that economic issues are going to force Congress and whoever is President to finally deal with Entitlements along with the Debt and Deficit. Otherwise we hit the Granite Wall at Light-speed, which I think will happen anyway, and we will just have to reset and start over.
Iceland has been able to do it on a smaller and scale and this country can to.
I am still convinced that some sort of economic crisis will happen before the election which probably will put Romeny in. I look for this to happen in September or October.

[Cheerio]

The Constitution allows the Feds to tax three different ways...
1) Direct tax apportion by the State population,
2) Excise tax on items or activities, or
3) 16th Amendment Income Tax.

So Chief InJustice Roberts, which sort of tax amongst the three allowed by the Constitution would the "tax" on inactivity fall within???? Huh?

[Cheerio]

All we can do is hope for Romney to win and to gain the Senate and also hope Romney appoints conservatives which he will surely get the chance to do in the next 8 years.

And if the black jesus is elected to another four and/or the GOP does NOT take control of the Senate, then all is lost for the America you and I grew up in. We will truly have a TRANSFORMED socialist/marxist America. I feel very sad for my two kids and my grandchildren, My "greedy" generation will be blamed (already hear that from one of my kids), and they have been so brainwashed by the ed system and the state run propaganda machine that they will never in their lifetime understand what truly happened to America.

[Salvation]

**I think their was a genius play made here that will truly cause Obama to fall blazing from ahigh and to sink to the lowest depths of the cold dark sea.**

I agree with you.

Even though it may be the law, I totally doubt that it will every go into effect.

[Repeal 16-17]

Roberts "blinked" under pressure by the White House.

Thread winner.

Roberts is a coward who will fold under pressure, because he's afraid to be disliked. How pathetic.

[Pining_4_TX]

I think he must have been blackmailed. I wish someone would investigate that angle.

[I see my hands]

Thought so. Naive fool much?

[In Maryland]

'Let's add # 3: an offer he couldn't refuse.

For what it's worth, that's my take on it. Roberts was told he and his family would be killed in "tragic accidents" if the bill fell.

However Roberts, rather than simply going with the libs, got a little of his own back. He knew by calling this a "tax" that it was going to be an albatross around Obama's neck, likely to sink his re-election. That is why he could not explain his reasoning to another justice - there was no sound legal reasoning. Robert's took this path to keep from getting his family killed but, at the same time, handed the republicans' a huge club with which to batter Obama.

If he were worried about his "legacy", I think he would have given some thought to the fact that when people look back on this decision, they are going to say: "How in the hell did the court find it WASN'T a tax (for anti-junction purposes) and WAS a tax (for constitutional purposes) in the SAME DECISION!"

[LibFreeUSA]

You only have two choices now, the ‘Kenyan’ or ‘Willard’. It’s a no brainer!

[MayflowerMadam]

I wonder if he has the balls to return to America after his vacation.

[Paladin2]

Willard will need to be closely monitored.

[LibFreeUSA]

That, I do not disagree with. Look how much ‘monitoring’ we had to do with both BUSHs, the 2nd one turned out to be worse than the first. I would even go so far as to say that Romney might turn out to be more conservative in his policies than the last BUSH.