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Affordable Care Act SCOTUS Decision--Live Thread
SCOTUSblog ^ | June 28, 2012 | SCOTUSblog

Posted on 06/28/2012 4:56:21 AM PDT by John W

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To: untwist
This ruling is very bad for us, but we still have the ability to fight it if the people have the will. We need a new Congress and desperately need to defeat Obama. That is all we have left.

It's not all we have left, but pushing hard on Congress is certainly our first line of attack. I think you're going to quickly see that the people definitely have the will.

641 posted on 06/28/2012 8:44:38 AM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: Spunky

47% of the US citizens don’t pay any taxes and after this there will be more. Using the tax argument against Obama will not work.


642 posted on 06/28/2012 8:44:48 AM PDT by PMAS (ABO 2012)
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To: kevao
Maybe you misunderstand the role of the Supreme Court in the United States. The Court says it's constitutional; it's constitutional until the Court or a new amendment says differently.

Boehner is focused on the impact to voters and he should be. It's good politics.

643 posted on 06/28/2012 8:44:54 AM PDT by newzjunkey
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To: John W

He’ll never admit it publicly, but the second happiest man on the planet right now is YOUR GOP Presidential nominee, Mitt (”The Godfather of Obamacare”) Romney.


644 posted on 06/28/2012 8:45:21 AM PDT by LaybackLenny (Principles aren't worth a bucket of warm spit. I'm voting Romney. God help me.)
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To: Stat Man
I have a question.

On Fox they were saying that the tax imposed for not purchasing this would be

1% of your income in 2014

2% in 2015

2.5%in 2016

What does this mean for the people who are now collecting welfare?

Is it as I am thinking, only those who work are going to be supporting this?

645 posted on 06/28/2012 8:45:37 AM PDT by tapatio (In memory of my Dad 5-27-26 2-4-2010)
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To: dragnet2

We won a war against a corrupt goverment and we will always have this battle to fight. The other side will not give up, neither should we.


646 posted on 06/28/2012 8:46:22 AM PDT by CityCenter
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To: untwist

In reality though, the chances of killing it via tax reform are no better than killing it by repeal. Without the Senate and the Presidency, it won’t happen. That’s the short term. Long term, after the dust has settled, it can be worked into a bill of some sort, but we all know that, like Social Security, this will never go away once it become entrenched. Even Republicans will stop harping on it once everyone accepts it and moves on. So what little good news there is, dies with a loss in November.


647 posted on 06/28/2012 8:47:10 AM PDT by paul544
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To: alamogal
The current law allowed criminal sanctions for non-compliance. The SC disallowed this, and allowed sanctions as a tax only. It appears it WILL have to be re-written.

This isn't accurate. The law has been upheld - it does not have to be rewritten.

Robert's decision does not redefine this as a tax - that was only his justification. It can still be implemented and considered a fine by the government.

It's just like all activities that are covered under the Interstate Commerce Clause are not treated as commerce by the government.

648 posted on 06/28/2012 8:47:21 AM PDT by JeffAtlanta
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To: JediJones
I pretty much agree with you. And I am not so comfortable with a country that expects 9 unelected people in black robes to make our most vital decisions for us. Obamacare was passed because liberals won elections. Ideally, it should be overturned because conservatives take a stand on it and win elections themselves. The people stand a better chance of controlling the country for our own good when we are calling the shots, not 9 unelected people in black robes. And we sure as heck ought to take control of the Constitution by amending it for clarity on issues like these instead of hoping that the court just happens to have enough unelected people in black robes on it to interpret it the right way.

Refreshing thought!

649 posted on 06/28/2012 8:47:52 AM PDT by pollywog ("O Thou who changest not, abide with me.".......)
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To: redgolum
So how many millions do you think you need to kill? Think. What happens if we win? What is the plan? What will you do with the grasshoppers?

Take a deep breath and quit being hysterical. We're still a long way from all-out civil war.

650 posted on 06/28/2012 8:48:30 AM PDT by Windflier (To anger a conservative, tell him a lie. To anger a liberal, tell him the truth.)
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To: JediJones

“Simply start a movement for a constitutional amendment that will outlaw this kind of broad taxing power.”

Yes, that would work. However, personally, I find it EASY “to believe that we can’t get enough of the public behind an anti-tax amendment to make it viable.” Since when have conservatives controlled 2/3 of both houses of Congress as well as 3/4 of the states?


651 posted on 06/28/2012 8:48:40 AM PDT by Stat Man
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To: butterdezillion

“Unless you’re Muslim. Don’t forget that part. If you’re Muslim you don’t have to buy insurance; you’re exempted by Obama. Presumably that means that you don’t have to pay a tax for not buying the insurance either.

IOW, the net effect of this is that Muslims don’t pay a dime, and the infidels ALL pay a tax.

Just like sharia dictates.”
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Yes, I would love to see a 14th Amendment/equal protection lawsuit on this.


652 posted on 06/28/2012 8:48:54 AM PDT by ConjunctionJunction
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To: pollywog

Got on CSPAN and said it was suitable that the Democrat party, the party of Jim Crowe and slavery, has made us slaves again.


653 posted on 06/28/2012 8:49:20 AM PDT by struggle (http://killthegovernment.wordpress.com/)
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To: DoughtyOne

“It’s my take that Mitt Romney is John Roberts.

Good luck, if you’re holding your breath for him to bring sanity to this situation.”

That GW sure did pick us a fine conservative, didn’t he???


654 posted on 06/28/2012 8:50:07 AM PDT by AuntB (Illegal immigration is simply more "share the wealth" socialism and a CRIME not a race!)
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To: butterdezillion

I found four references to Roberts being bought and paid for, corrupt as hell, but no smoking gun.I will continue to look. But, with scotus ignoring the fact that the poser-in-chief is probably still Barry Soetoro and if his father is Obama SR he’s not a NBC you gotta think at least some if not all these clowns are dirty.


655 posted on 06/28/2012 8:50:50 AM PDT by rodguy911 (FreeRepublic:Land of the Free because of the Brave--Sarah Palin 2012)
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To: LaybackLenny
Face it folks. For America the Fat Lady has not only sung, she’s well into her 2nd encore.

The country is trailing smoke over deep water, but all those collecting gold plated government retirement pensions keep shouting, "You can win, keep trying" as they pack for vacation. Wink wink....

This is exactly what is happening.

656 posted on 06/28/2012 8:51:09 AM PDT by dragnet2 (Diversion and evasion are tools of deceit)
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To: Stat Man

This may be a silly question, but if the individual mandate is now law and everyone must buy health insurance, why the provision that those up to the age of 26 can remain on their parents insurance? Won’t they have to buy their own now?


657 posted on 06/28/2012 8:51:26 AM PDT by animal172 (Calling the Founding Fathers!! We need your help.)
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To: daisy mae for the usa

If you think I would ever, knowingly or unknowingly, support Marxism-Leninism (which I define in its original form as “workers controlling the means of production”, i.e. the loss of all private property). If you think I would ever, knowingly or unknowingly, support Fascism (which I define as the State controlling production through fiat to “privately” held interests). If you think I would, knowingly or unknowingly, support any totalitarian regime, regardless of its economic form, feel free to look at my previous posts. Feel free to take your time — you’ll find that I have a very wide libertarian streak.

I quibble with your interpretation from Proverbs. I would call someone who knowingly flip-flops a liar, but a false witness has a special connotation: someone who claims to lead people toward righteousness but is knowingly deceiving them and fully intends to lead them astray when the time is right. Is Romney one of those? Unfortunately, as is often the case with false witnesses, it’s hard to tell until they show evidence of their intent to deceive. I haven’t yet seen indications of that intent, though I’m not closed to the possibility.

Actually I’m not sowing discord, or even attempting to do so, rather I’m making it clear that I’ve had it with the people who are sowing discord by harping on the religion of our presumptive nominee. I don’t recall being a member of the Christian Political Party, but rather of the Republican Party, and last I checked it wasn’t limited exclusively to Christians or to a particular flavor of Christians. I once again pose the question, what happens should the GOP nominate a conservative Jew? Or a conservative Hindu? (for both I define ‘conservative’ as holding a strong belief in Jeffersonian democracy, Federalism, and a strict interpretation of the Constitution). Which is more important to you? If you demand that they hold the same religious beliefs as yourself, then might you be in the wrong place? Perhaps you need your own political party because it appears to me that none of the ones in existence will meet your exacting standards.

I contend that any step, no matter how small, toward the values you espouse is a net plus. I don’t expect perfection, for that can only be found in Heaven.


658 posted on 06/28/2012 8:52:32 AM PDT by Windcatcher (Obama is a COMMUNIST and the MSM is his armband-wearing propaganda machine.)
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To: newzjunkey
On the radio I'm hearing that the tax is justified as similar to Social Security.

My question: Isn't social security only assessed against workers? If you have a stay-at-home spouse, that person does NOT pay social security, right? But that person will still be mandated to have health care coverage?

If that analogy is correct, then how are they similar? It's more like auto insurance. Only drivers have to pay auto insurance, not everyone. Social security is only paid by workers, not everyone.

But everyone must buy health insurance or the IRS will throw them in prison.

Are there no workhouses? Are there no prisons?

-PJ

659 posted on 06/28/2012 8:52:56 AM PDT by Political Junkie Too (If you can vote for President, then your children can run for President.)
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To: Deo volente

We the People have a lot to fight for, or we will continue to go down hard. I am thinking about how the GOP House squandered their mandate and behaved as donkeys in elephant clothing. This started after Gingrich was forced from the Speakership in ‘99. Dennis Hastert was a big disappointment as Speaker. He presided over huge spending bills and never challenged the Democrats over their destruction of Fannie Mae and Freddia Mac. They passed a huge, pork-laden highway bill in Bush’s 2nd term and squandered any semblance of discipline.

The GOP’s own poor leadership is to blame for Pelosi and the mess that created the momentum for ObamaCare. We now have another chance to take another direction. We need to elect conservatives!


660 posted on 06/28/2012 8:53:26 AM PDT by untwist
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