Ping
Interesting read:
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But why would Roberts do such a thing? After all, he actually warned against the creation of “a general federal authority akin to the police power.” And he also said elsewhere in his ruling, “our respect for Congress’s policy judgments thus can never extend so far as to disavow restraints on federal power that the Constitution carefully constructed.” Yet after saying these things, he then went and enabled them!
Except he didn’t. Because he pointed out - subtly, but clearly, for those who follow his hints as I have here - that these powers Congress is trying to use against the People do not, in fact, apply to them, but only to corporations.
But the man is a Federal judge - the TOP Federal judge. Do you think, even for a moment, Roberts isn’t fully aware of what the IRS “legally” does to people who try to use Roberts own argument against them?
Of course he does.
That’s why he wrote the argument. Because now HE wrote this argument - not YOU.
And that matters. Because by definition, the Chief Justice of the United States Supreme Court is not frivolous. Even by the interpretations of the IRS.
You see, Roberts jammed the machine. And scared the shit out of the entire Federal government by doing it. That’s why no other Justice would join him - he terrified them.
That editorial is way too long and too rambling.
Republicans need to stop trying to hide behind the SCOTUS robes on Obama-care and take on the battle (Democrats) themselves.
While the tax/fine law is written in a way that is different than any federal law written before to be deceptive, the prinple is similar to behavour based tax cuts and credits, to control you with your own money.
Besides that you still got the problem of moochers many are illegals showing up in hospitals getting treatment and not paying for it, per a federal mandate on hospitals. I won’t hold my breath to hear Republicans talk about that issue again. Its definitely on the Republicans ‘avoid discussion list’