Hey fred...
As I said before, the congress had always had the power to tax anydamnthing it pleases...
congress got no new powers in this decision..
congress got STRIPPED of powers given to it during the communist roosevelt administration.
states rights were reaffirmed by removing any and all penalties against states that choose to “opt out”..
some are crying about fubocare and that the court should have just overturned it. I beleive a golden opportunity was laid at the feet of roberts.
the libs wanted this thing as law no matter what. Roberts wanted the slow creep of socialism, with the commerce clause and that other “feel good” clause that the communists have been using for over 70 years reduced back to original intent.
The libs took the bait.
Now, like what has been said, it is up to us to elect the government we want, and FORCE them to do OUR bidding.
gonna be tough with the socialists that have infiltrated the republican party, but it can be done.
and as a side note, the tax thing does not start until 2014. With so many organizations exempt from the tax, do you really think this tax upon certain people will stand as constitutional?
If this thing is allowed to stand ( and romney already said that he wants to keep parts of it ) then in 2014, the unions and everyone else that thought they had an exemption will be in for a rude awakening...
just my thoughts
Before today the Congress only had the authority to lay certain kinds of taxes and only in circumstances "necessary and proper" to effect those things pursuant to its Constitutional Authority.
As for legal challenges, read my previous post which quotes the decision. The Court has already signaled it will NOT entertain Constitutional challenges to the tax.
Levin is discussing it right now.
Just adding that since this is a tax, it can be defunded under reconciliation w/only 51 Senators.
Making it a tax gave us a way to get rid of it.