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The Roberts Opinion: It's Not All Bad
Townhall.com ^ | 6/29/2012 | Kate Hicks

Posted on 06/29/2012 6:06:10 AM PDT by Servant of the Cross

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Some great analysis of the silver linings by an impressive young lady. A good argument that can explain the behavior of the Chief Justice.
1 posted on 06/29/2012 6:06:17 AM PDT by Servant of the Cross
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To: Servant of the Cross

Silver linings, inferred ponies in the pasture, lipstick on the pig, and now another round of hosannas from the Ben Dover Choir.


2 posted on 06/29/2012 6:10:11 AM PDT by Lady Lucky
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I agree that this ruling doesn’t mean instant death, but face it, sometime there is no silver lining.


3 posted on 06/29/2012 6:10:41 AM PDT by skeeter
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The fact is that Congress has the power to tax income, and they can give a deduction for carrying health insurance.

So the ObamaTax is constitution. While the execution of the HHS Mandate and other issues are still open in the eyes of SCOTUS... the simple thing everyone needs to get is...

Romney +51 for Repeal.

If Obama is reelected, what SCOTUS rules is irrelevant.


4 posted on 06/29/2012 6:10:52 AM PDT by rwilson99 (Please tell me how the words "shall not perish and have everlasting life" would NOT apply to Mary.)
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Say what you will... Roberts is a Dick-Head... he is dead to us...


5 posted on 06/29/2012 6:16:51 AM PDT by dps.inspect (rage against the Obama machine...)
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The problem is, the Roberts “precedent” will bind the liberals for about seven seconds. Less if they invest in high speed shredders.


6 posted on 06/29/2012 6:17:12 AM PDT by sphinx
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The only silver lining is taht obama has to defend obamacare in the campaign and Romney can attack him for the law and for lying to the American people about this unprecedented tax increase. That's it. Roberts turned, pure and simple. He bent over backwards to find a way to rule in favor of the mandate, even though he acknowledged that it was unconstitutional.

This ruling combined with the AZ ruling tell us that once again a so-called conservative Chief Justice has turned to the left once he's secure in his lifetime sinecure! Damn him!

7 posted on 06/29/2012 6:18:20 AM PDT by pgkdan (ANYBODY BUT OBAMA!)
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To: ken5050; betty boop; C. Edmund Wright; Kaslin

Townhall’s Kate Hick’s analysis on 0bamacare ruling ping.


8 posted on 06/29/2012 6:18:40 AM PDT by Servant of the Cross (the Truth will set you free)
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If Obamacare was struck down, Obama would have used it as a rallying cry to his people, and might have given the election to him

Now, Romeny has the rallying cry and significant momentum, 3 months before the election

That is the best thing about the decisions (and ONLY thing keeping me sane this morning)

I hate it like poison, but OK we got it- so what do we do with it?

Like Roberts said- it is not his job to protect us from our political decisions- OK let’s go with that, and vote every one of these G@#%D@#$ mothe#$^%%#ing b@#$%rds out of office and send a message that wont be forgotten for another 100 years

PACK every town hall meeting

GET IN THEIR FACES (like the pResident told us to) at democrap AND GOP election meetings...

Get them whimpering in the corner so bad they will be afraid NOT TO repeal it

MAke 2010 landslide look like nothing...

Buy guns and ammo too- that would send quite a message


9 posted on 06/29/2012 6:18:48 AM PDT by Mr. K (OBAMA MUST BE STOPPED ROMNEY/GINGRICH)
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All good except for one thing. A single additional liberal on that court and none of them will ever vote again for the lovely distinctions in Roberts’ opinion. The Commerce Clause will be back with all guns blazing.


10 posted on 06/29/2012 6:19:01 AM PDT by Williams (No Obama)
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"It is not our job to protect the people from the consequences of their political choices."

Suppose there was a "political" choice that said speech critical of the president was illegal?

Under Roberts logic he would be just fine with that.

11 posted on 06/29/2012 6:20:58 AM PDT by Proud_texan (Scare people enough and they'll do anything.)
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There is no excuse nor explanation for Roberts behavior. It is illogical and foolish. All he’s done is give the green light to Washington that they can accomplish most any insanity they dream up through the use of the tax system and it will be constitutional.

The IRS will now become the behavior police and it will not take any time at all to equip them with drones and guns. Welcome to Amerika.


12 posted on 06/29/2012 6:23:21 AM PDT by formosa (Formosa)
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Romney can attack him for the law

Kinda hard to do when he authored the bill basically with his government reach Romney care. I don’t think Romney will say anything worthwhile. He said he would get rid of first day...I don’t know how he will do that with the inauguration and Swearing-in that day. He is making a huge promise that he can’t deliver on day one as he says. He already is being unrealistic. First 100 days would have been better but like all liberals, Romney did not think before speaking. Good Luck Romney on getting rid of Obamacare the first day in office....Yeah right.


13 posted on 06/29/2012 6:23:48 AM PDT by napscoordinator
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To: Servant of the Cross

C’mon and crap some more Skittles out of your azz, we don’t have enough bright shiny colors yet.


14 posted on 06/29/2012 6:23:48 AM PDT by mkjessup (Finley Peter Dunne- "Politics ain't beanbag")
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There may be "silver linings".

The problem is, most people won't bother to dig deep enough to find the silver linings. They'll hear that SCOTUS upheld the law, and that will register as victory for ZerO and perhaps "Well, that means he knows more than the conservatives tried to claim." That may be enough to convince a fence sitter to vote for ZerO in November.

Ugh.

15 posted on 06/29/2012 6:24:20 AM PDT by MEGoody (Ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.)
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Can’t make a silk purse out of a sow’s ear.


16 posted on 06/29/2012 6:27:21 AM PDT by Mmogamer (I refudiate the lamestream media, leftists and their prevaricutions.)
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To: Servant of the Cross

Meh.


17 posted on 06/29/2012 6:28:00 AM PDT by EternalVigilance (Liberty. What a concept. TomHoefling.com)
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Anytime the door is opened for the Federal Gov to tax us...believe me, it is ALL bad. No silver linings in sight.


18 posted on 06/29/2012 6:28:23 AM PDT by parthian shot
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1099 Comments so far after the article in Townhall.com


19 posted on 06/29/2012 6:28:56 AM PDT by Kaslin (Acronym for OBAMA: One Big Ass Mistake America)
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“Now, Romeny has the rallying cry and significant momentum, 3 months before the election”
That is why we must vote for Romney, even if we have to hold our nose in the election booth. We don’t want a McCain event to happen again.


20 posted on 06/29/2012 6:29:07 AM PDT by duckman (Go Newt...)
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