[easternsky]

Yes We Did ,I do not think some realize How BIG.

[OneWingedShark]

Yes We Did ,I do not think some realize How BIG.

Incredibly big. Let's see what does the decision do:

1. Says that the power to mandate can be implemented as a tax.
2. It then follows that taxes may now be placed on things not done/bought.
3. It further sets precedent that the Courts may alter laws.
4. It virtually guarantees an unlimited government, via the current "commerce clause" and the new "taxes."
5. It further cements the current government in its contra-constitutional mindset: if we can get away with it for long enough then it's Constitutional.
6. It legitimizes a level of state surveillance on non-crime committing citizens in a manner that would make Stalin proud: the IRS now has open access to your bank records.
7. As per the above, you are now considered guilty until you are proven innocent: this is the only way to justify the above.