Posted on 06/27/2015 10:06:12 AM PDT by Kaslin
Much of the global population doesn’t realize it, but the most powerful nation in the world threw in the towel today on the entire notion of what it means to live in a “land of liberty,” when its Supreme Court ruled in a 6–3 decision the rule of law no longer matters.
The political pundits on the Left, Obama sycophants, and “legal scholars” will spend the next 30 years hailing this case as a “progressive” decision that looked beyond outdated legal formalities and precedence, so let’s be clear what happened before they rewrite history and reshape it to fit the political ideology of the man currently occupying the White House.
The issue in King v. Burwell is simple: The Affordable Care Act provides subsidies for taxpayers who cannot afford health care, but the law clearly states those subsidies are available only to those who purchase insurance in “an Exchange established by the State under [42 U. S. C. §18031].” Since its implementation, however, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), following the command of the Obama administration, has been granting subsidies to all citizens who otherwise qualify under the law, even if they live in states that are using the federal health insurance exchange, which is obviously not “an Exchange established by the State.”
This struck many observers as an open-and-shut case: The law strictly confines subsidies to state-established exchanges, but the IRS has been granting subsidies to everyone, in violation of the law.
In the majority opinion, issued today by Chief Justice John Roberts—a man so opposed to the cause of liberty that his career would make Benedict Arnold blush—the Supreme Court determined the language “an Exchange established by the State” is “properly viewed as ambiguous.”
Roberts reasons, “Congress passed the Affordable Care Act to improve health insurance markets, not to destroy them. If at all possible, we must interpret the Act in a way that is consistent with the former, and avoids the latter.”
In other words, Roberts and the Court majority decided the law is “ambiguous” because the court needs it to be ambiguous to fit a particular policy goal, not because its meaning actually is indeterminate.
As John Malcom, director of the Heritage Foundation’s Meese Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, explains, the law is exceptionally clear, and the language requiring states to establish their own exchanges before receiving taxpayer subsidies was deliberately chosen.
The goal of the requirement was to “induce” states to establish their own exchanges without forcing them to do so by law, an action that has already been established to be unconstitutional.
But as the Supreme Court ruled today, none of that matters. All that matters is protecting Obamacare no matter the cost, as Justice Antonin Scalia illustrated in his scathing and heroic, albeit ultimately unavailing, dissent: “Under all the usual rules of interpretation, in short, the Government should lose this case. But normal rules of interpretation seem always to yield to the overriding principle of the present Court: The Affordable Care Act must be saved.”
The tremendous importance of this case is not that Obamacare was saved (for the moment, anyway), it’s how it was saved. If government agencies can pick and choose which laws are to be read as written and passed by the people’s elected representatives and which laws can be ignored to meet the goals of whoever happens to be in power, then what’s the point of the law at all? Why do we even have a legislative branch? Let’s just get on with it and elect a monarch who rules in four-year chunks and let him or her make all of the decisions for the nation.
Whether you choose to accept it or not, that’s the road we’re now going down.
Of course, most Americans don’t seem to know, care, or understand the significance of this case. Life goes on. Shopping centers stay open, paychecks keep getting cashed, and everyone’s favorite reality TV shows continue to fill channel after channel. Until Americans start taking their liberties seriously (and I’m not sure that will happen anytime soon), convenience will always triumph over freedom. Utilitarianism will always win over principle.
It’s the end of America as we know it, and things will continue to get worse until the people determine, as they did more than 200 years ago, that they desire a government that truly represents them and respects them. Until then, those who believe in liberty must do everything they can to convince their neighbors of the importance of freedom, fully expecting, as they were on Thursday, to suffer from crushing disappointment.
I can tell you I have lost all respect for this government. Who would have thought? No more pledging allegiance for me. I’m only tolerating it because I live here. But every moment is now clouded over the shame for what we have become.
Oh...glad you brought up Zero’s singing. That man has the absolute WORST singing voice ever. He has terrible tone. Terrible pitch. No rhythm. He can’t carry a tun in a bucket. You would almost have to try to be that bad.
Well ask yourself, since when does much of the mainstream media actually effectively tell you things as they really are?
-— Go on any Comment Board and the Liberals have only one thing t say, We Won, You Lost, Get Over It. -—
The funny thing is they think this will last. All they’ve done is called sodomy “marriage.” OK, whatever. Reality hasn’t changed. This idiotic decision will dry up and blow away.
Sadly, the people who will be affected by this are the children who will be adopted by homosexuals.
If anyone tells me how great this decision is, I’ll ask them, “would you want to be raised by two male homosexual STRANGERS!
Of course they’ll say, “Sure, who cares?!”
But they won’t be able to sleep at night.
Will the country crash or just devolve?
Will it be too diluted with people who brought us the brink to be rebuilt?
Are we really done?
In this case, the Court ignored the express language of a statute to “make it work”. In short, they gave the nod to bureaucratic amendments of the express language of a statute. In the gay rights proclamation, the Court gave full civil rights to a behavior or set of behaviors.
I feel pretty, oh so pretty!
your pictures really inaccurate
Accurate one would have doggie Roberts crapping on the Constitution with Obama saying Good Dog! Good Dog!
Apparently the SCOTUS does not deal with the 10th Amend. anymore. Nope. The 14th is King or Queen depending on the gender of the issue. Or both. Libs for decades have tried to undermine our heritage, history and Values. They have won. Now it will remain to be seen if any , any American spirit via security and defenses is left. After all, the Chi-coms will surpass the USA by 2030 in many aspects of cred and Iran will not be stopped. One wonders if the Dems who will keep winning the WH will just surrender.
You got that right. Said right from 2008 that 2/3 of Americans are the most ignorant in America. They were so busy playing with their toys and games that they missed that very government was being destroyed. Some of us pleaded after 4 years of King Obama we must take dethrone the King with Romney. Did you see the idiots that could not understand. We would have had no Obamacare, a Southern border wall, and "In God we Trust" in bold letters in every Government building in America and the world.
I am so used to the idea that the Supreme Court can do what it did yesterday, that I don’t even know what its role was SUPPOSED to be. Can you explain that?
And no EH and his replacement.
Oh well.
The Grand Experiment of our founding fathers has ended and theres nothing that we can do about it.
WHAT!!! plenty we can do.
Never lay down your weapon. Our best weapon is that of Gods wisdom and grace.
Start policies that say all couples to be married at this church must be members for a year. membership is defined by 10% tithe, 20 series of biblical marraige courses and vows celebration course prior to marriage.
Love them with the word of God, most will not go through it.
Remember: To live is Christ to die is gain.
So marry, but here are the terms.
Dont marry them....you may go to jail. Oh well bring your Bible. You may get a paid for law degree while in there and some time to reflect.
Either way keep the faith. God is good.
Buck up! We haven’t become anything. We have patiently endured the attempted transformation of our country by a petulant narcissist for 6 years. Only 18 months to go. Buckle up ‘cuz the ride really gets bumpy now. Don’t give them the victory they can never win, the one between your ears!
This is the way the world goes, not with a bang but a whimper.
“I no longer recognize this country, I will no longer celebrate it”
Conservatives need to understand what just happened, and react appropriately.
Did you see how quickly the “Confederate Flag” issue commenced from start to finish? It was pre-programmed.
We need to pre-program a response to socialist institutions - when they fail (and they always will) we need to have a pre-programmed response ready and waiting for an appropriate time.
It shows how fast change can occur. It takes time to set the groundwork - but if choreographed in advance, it can happen fast.
They knew what they wanted and pursued it relentlessly and when given the slightest opportunity - they executed.
If we want to keep the republic - we need to have a plan to dismantle every single socialist institution. Every Tyrannical department. Discredit as many of those responsible along the way.
If you don’t do that - a better organized tyrant will.
It's not just the government, it's the people as well. People, who call themselves "republican" but willing to sell the party out and name call people who call themselves Tea Party members.
We live in a time where narcissism runs wild and love, honor and loyalty is a thing of the past for most Americans.
It’s the end of America as we know it
That was Usurpation Day, Jan. 20, 2009
Forfeit Art II Sec.1
Forfeit all.
You’re dreaming, Romney would have done none of that.
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