Posted on 07/01/2012 4:38:05 PM PDT by NoLibZone
U.S. Chief Justice John Roberts swing vote to uphold Obamacare under Congresss taxing powers has drawn praise from his usual critics. One top Democratic senator lauded Roberts judicial independence in saving President Obamas signature law, but also argued that the Bush-appointed jurist broke his promise by narrowing the scope of the Commerce Clause.
In his opinion, Roberts explained in detail why he believes his view is not inconsistent with precedent, siding with conservative architects of the legal challenge in the argument that Congress may not regulate inaction.
In my view it certainly merited upholding under the Commerce Clause, said Sen. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), his partys leader on messaging. I do worry, in the future, about the courts limiting the Commerce Clause as a way of limiting the ability of the federal government to help average
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You see there was a camera and a microphone.
I feel like we're right back at the beginning of the eligibility arguments with this decision.
What a mess. Time will tell, hopefully.
Just like with the dicta vs ruling BS going on. The only person I see cited for such an understanding is @ David Post with his article @ Dicta on the Commerce Clause at Eugene Volokh's site @ http://www.volokh.com.
The poor guy who talked to Rush about it the other day (yes, I happened to be driving and caught that part of the program) got the site right but the author wrong.
Yes, it is a tax and all of your nay saying and word play isn't going to change that!
You Democrats asked for the individual mandate to be a tax so your BS law would stand Constitutional muster and you got it!
Now you have to live with it!
I was born in New York and I feel your pain, but California is giving the place of my birth a run for the money. It is truly the land of Fruits, Nuts and Communist Sympathizers.
The price of Boxes of Anvils, Hammers and Rocks must be through the roof on both Coasts.
Nice of Schumer to try to give Roberts some cover.
Roberts saved Obamacare, mandate included, and this is the thanks he gets. You went to extraordinary lengths for nada.
NothIng
Hope you're happy with yourself, John.
Why don’t you ask him? I am sure he will tell you if no one else will.
Daily Kos is in an absolute panic right now.
Any day the lefties are in panic mode is a good day for us.
Really?
Funny that despite the huge “win”, they are freaked out!
Three of their favorite toys have been taken away from them. They are just now discovering this.
It will be fun to watch going forward.
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