The Obamacare SCOTUS ruling came down today. The big take-away is that the mandate requiring all Americans to buy health insurance stood, but only as a tax, not as a provision of the Commerce or Necessary and Proper Clauses of the Constitution. Could this be the future of social legislation? Using the tax code to enforce/discourage certain behaviors/beliefs instead of the rule of law? Disturbing…
Initial reaction here. Much more to come.
theebl said,
June 28, 2012 at 12:30 pm
I get Roberts is playing chess (at least Roberts thinks so) and that this decision is very Holmes-like. Yes it is nuanced and has limitations on the commerce clause and certainly on mandates. Yes it may help tip this election to Mitt Romney and may prompt Congress to do some heavy lifting for a change. Still, it is a grave disappointment. He could have gone with the dissent and still written the opinion he did. Rather he wanted to look independent and he is at his heart a Statist.
Obi's Sister said,
June 29, 2012 at 7:42 pm
Yes, I agree. But even as a closet statist, he’s fired up Obama’s opponents better than DWS with a cattle prod.
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Obi's Sister said,
June 30, 2012 at 4:13 pm
And you’re not bad for a Gator,either.