However, because it is officially a tax, you only need 51 votes in the Senate.
In 2010, the Senate passed the bill 56 to 43. The opposition included all the Republicans and three Democrats.”
Thanks.
There is a shred more of hope, I suppose.
Just because Roberts called it a "tax" in his remarks, doesn't make it one. It is NOT a tax. It's a fine, pure and simple.
What Roberts essentially said, is that the government can fine you for disobeying any edict it issues, regardless of whether it infringes on your presumed constitutional rights or not.
This is judicial activism at its worst. Roberts didn't just rewrite a law, he rewrote the Constitution itself.