Posted on 11/09/2013 4:47:50 AM PST by Red in Blue PA
In a parliamentary system any one of these recent scandals (Benghazi, fast and furious, NSA, Obamacare waivers, AP, et al.) would have brought down the government and caused an election. Can you imagine Sebelius sitting for question period EVERY DAY and getting grilled by the opposition? Can you imagine Obama being grilled daily in the legislature? Both of them would wither amid shouts for their resignations. Yes, it is theater, but it aids in the democratic process.
No country has the solid basis of laws and governance that the US constitution represents. That is the great strength of the USA. The great weakness is that the federal government has spent 200+ years trying to shred the constitution that limits its power. This present mess has been a long time coming.
Short of revolution or separation, I don't know how you get your constitutional republic back.
I think we all missed the “Common Crap” lesson: The president makes sure the laws are fair.
Roberts altered the entire concept of law-making with his pretzeled decision on Obamacare.
With his ‘you voted for them, so live with their laws’ decision, he basically negated the courts regarding constutionality of any law Congress passes.
His precedent will impact all future legislation. Roberts did as much damage to the 3-branches of government concept as Obamacare will do to our health/insurance industries.
answer:
Because it is ONLY a tax for non-Moslems who are not
related to, or working for, those very special,
unique, powerful, self-serving, members of Congress.
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AND: practically ,, the judiciary will say we have NO STANDING until after the first of us is taxed which will be delayed a year or two as needed to make sure that the private insurance companies are DEAD when it is ruled on.
GET BACK IN LINE SERF.
to post 20.
it might be in the statute.
or.
the IRS can decide at any time to ,
if there is something in court,or might be in court,
to settle be accepting less than they think they are owed.
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