Posted on 06/29/2012 9:04:57 PM PDT by Ernest_at_the_Beach
Many conservatives are feeling betrayed by the chief justice's vote to uphold Obamacare. But there's a counterintuitive case to be made that John Roberts's decision is largely a victory for conservatives.
Every time I visit Washington, D.C., I am struck by a single, terrible thought: It is not just that conservatives are losing the various battles over big government, but they have been losing the war for generations. The most conservatives are ever able to do is tinker at the margins – and celebrating small victories like lowering marginal tax rates is a sign of just how low our sights are set.
Why has this happened? After all, this was a country founded in direct opposition to unlimited governmental power. How have we arrived at a point when the feds can do just about anything they want?
It is because, at critical moments in the nation’s history, the advocates of limited government were on the losing side of the political equation, and the opposition was very effective at consolidating its victory. Not only did big government advocates implement policy changes, they also brought about huge structural innovations to the way the government functions.
The progressives of the early 1900s managed this with the 16th Amendment, legalizing the income tax and opening up whole avenues of power that had been previously off limits. The political genius of that move must be admired: The left got its hands on the government for a relatively short period of time, but it sure made hay while the sun was out. We’re still paying the price today -- quite literally. Similarly, the New Deal took advantage of a national emergency to ram through ......
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And you condone such judicial gamesmanship? I thought a SC justice was supposed to decide whether or not a law was repugnant to the Constitution.
Good stinkin' luck with that. Even if he were impeached, it would be a waste of time and the backlash would be damaging to the Right.
I wanted it all killed!
But taking away the commerce clause has some merit.
And if it helps defeat Obama...then that should help.
Thta is part of the problem only the right cares about backlash. So they never accomplish anything!
There is value in that statement. Roberts can declare it dead, but The Constitution is on life support and it Obama retains his office, there will funeral on November 7.
There is value in that statement. Roberts can declare it dead, but The Constitution is on life support and it Obama retains his office, there will funeral on November 7.
But we're still stuck with the Raich precedent, about which Thomas concluded in his dissent - "the Federal Government is no longer one of limited and enumerated powers." At best, the so-called Commerce Clause 'victory' means that the line was not expanded beyond Raich. Everything in Obamacare - except the mandate - is allowed under current Commerce Clause case law. It's about the hollowest victory I can imagine.
Perhaps we can all conclude that it is not possible to defeat obozocare in court -
had Roberts ruled it unconstitutional, do you honestly think it will matter? Obozo and gang will have Roberts to blame in addition to the Rs and Bush, and fan his obots into a frenzy to steal the election again. The ruling will have no effect in future lawsuits because the court will be filled with obzozo’s appointees!
The only way to remove obozocare is to remove obozo.
Keep the ultimate goal in mind as we act.
It should come as no surprise that Roberts rules in favor of obozocare. Haven’t we witnessed all the judges ruling in favor of obozo eligibility even when they failed to show up for the hearing?
At least Roberts gives them tremendous headache in having to explain it is not a tax - they are still insisting that it is not a tax! They don’t want people to think it is a tax! They are still arguing with the CJ even tho he rules in their favor!
There is no way to win except to vote out the d*** usurper.
Take this as the biggest incentive to vote them out!
OR do not complain when obozo stays in power and gives you more Roberts!
OK enough argument about what Roberts has done and whether he is right or wrong. No amount of yelling/complaining will get rid of him or obozo or his gang.
VOTE OUT OBOZO AND the blood supply to his czars and agencies will be cut off! And the supreme will not have to rule on so much unconstitutional legislation!
The Commerce Clause was not touched at all. Mark Levin clearly explained in great detail why the Commerce Clause was not effected in any way.
That is an outright lie being spread by elitist fake Conservatives like Charles K and others.
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