Was John Roberts’ ObamaCare ruling a curse or a blessing for Republicans?

Coach is Right ^ | 4/23/14 | Doug Book

[mmichaels1970]

Violating the Constitution is never a blessing.

[sickoflibs]

Because the individual mandate was so unpopular throwing it out could have done Dems a favor so they could claim Obamacare is voluntary.

No-one can know how that would have played out.

Alternatively it would have embarrassed Obama in an election year.

[ForYourChildren]

“Was John Roberts’ ObamaCare ruling a curse or a blessing for Republicans?”

Interesting phrase of question.

To answer directly, it was a blessing for “Republicans.”

To answer another more general question, it was a curse for Americans - we the people. Most people on this thread are correct in this conclusion.

This brings up another point, are we conservatives or Republicans? (Or a similar question, are we conservative Christians or Republicans?)

Who we think we are has an impact on how we act.

[Washi]

It was a curse on freedom and the U.S. Constitution.

[pogo101]

It was a heinous act of murder of the constitution. Tax my ass.

They will indeed tax your ass, among other things!

[Oatka]

Posted elsewhere, but bears repeating. This is what we're up against:

From a 2007 LA Times report.

U.S. agents avoid a racketeering suit
The high court rejects a rancher's legal strategy against the BLM.

The BLM jerked a Wyoming rancher around over an easement through his property.

[snip] All the justices [Supremes] gave a thumbs-down to Robbins' claim under the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act, known as RICO.
On that issue, Robbins claimed that the BLM employees violated the Hobbs Act, the federal extortion law, which defines extortion as "the obtaining of property from another, with his consent ... under color of official right."
Robbins' claim failed, Souter wrote, because the act "does not apply when the national government is the intended beneficiary of the allegedly extortionate acts."

Got that? When the government is the beneficiary, extortion, alleged or not, is OK.

[BfloGuy]

Why is this blog always excerpted?

Makes me suspicious.

[Amagi]

John Roberts' torture of the Constitution to arrive at this decision could be a blessing for Republicans if they really want it to be and they play their cards right, instead of with the incompetence we have come to expect from them.
More importantly Robert's ruling has already been a curse on the American people in a multitude of ways and will only become disastrously WORSE if it is not repealed in its entirety.