Obamacare’s “mandate has been ruled constitutional because it is a “TAX”. There are, however, several problems with that declaration by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States. First, Obama and his administration zombies publically denied that the mandate was a tax. When Little George on ABC News questioned Obama back in 2009, Obama himself stated that it was NOT a tax. He LIED! When Obama’s Solicitor General went before the Supreme Court earlier this year, he argued that it was a tax! NOW the Obama White House is trying to say that the mandate is not a tax again, but a penalty?? Why, you may ask? Well, maybe for a couple of reasons.
In order for the mandate to be a tax, it would have had to originate in the House of Representatives to be constitutional. It originated in the Senate, making it unconstitutional. Obama adamantly denied that it was a tax to both Congress and the American people. The Democrats deliberately did not give anyone the time to read the bill thoroughly because if they had, it would have revealed what it really is: the largest tax hike in American history. It also would have revealed Obama as the liar that he is by exposing his mandate as an unconstitutionally conceived tax on everyone.
I believe that the SOCIALIST PROGRESSIVES posing as Democrats now need to pay for contraceptive devices for the intercourse they are about to experience. The elderly, the disabled, and the chronically ill are going to see their benefits and their care reduced, probably even rationed. The joyful part is that the lives of those of us with multiple health problems will probably not be allowed to live to a ripe old age because we will be deemed too much of a financial burden by whatever bean-counters Obama appoints to his health board. You simply cannot take a health care pie, which is already seriously underfunded, and add 20 million more slices to it without a MASSIVE influx of revenue to make it work. If you doubt me, get a hold of the American Center for Law and Justice or the Heritage Foundation and ask them if they can send you information that explains what’s about to happen. Please do not take my word for it; educated yourself, and you’ll be one better than your Congressional representatives.
I have another question for Chief Justice Roberts: why did you not force Justice Elena Kagen to recuse herself from this case since she had legal input into the substance of this law as Solicitor General in Obama’s administration? Seems like if there is even the appearance of conflict of interest, a Justice should have enough ethical background to recuse him or herself, and if not, Chief Justice, it should be your duty to do it for them. Don’t tell me that the Supreme Court of the United States finds questions of ethics and morality repugnant. The square peg of the mandate didn’t fit into the round hole of the Constitution, Mr. Roberts, until you took your judicial activist saw and made it fit, sir. This will be the legacy of the Roberts court.
The Obama administration lied to the American public about their compassionate, caring, all-encompassing health care law, when in fact it is none of these things. Everyone, including those about to be added, are going to be cheated out of the health care they deserve because the Great Deceiver lied to us all. Obama said no one’s taxes but the rich would go up; the Great Deceiver lied again. The GREAT Deceiver told our most vulnerable citizens that Republicans were going to throw them off the cliff when he, himself, had already started that process by taking over $700 BILLION out of both Medicare and Social Security to pay for his “new health care”! Don’t believe me? Find those two web sites, and look up the provisions of the law yourself.
I know that when you go to the polls in November that there is one thing you can count on Obama to deliver…….deception! This man and his cronies have just pulled off one of the biggest frauds ever committed against America and her people……….and they’re laughing about it! Happy 4th of July, and enjoy your freedom while you still have some. May God forgive us and bless this nation and its people before it is too late.
Oh, and one more thing: give all those people that you love in your life that have chronic and/or serious health problems a little extra love this holiday season because if Obamacare kicks in fully, the government may just decide that they are not worth financially keeping around. It has become sheer insanity when you life’s worth is determined by an accountant.
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NOPE, I was watching a conference on Cspan yesterday about the healthcare bill and a guy asked the question about bills of revenue originating in the House. The answer was…
The way it works in Congress is, the House passes a bill, which they did first, but the Senate takes that bill and removes ALL the text, except the title and bill number and TOTALLY changes all the text and WA LA! The guy said this has been going on for decades…
I think it’s TOTAL BS! This seems like total fraud to me and it needs to STOP along with all the other corruption!
I think he was either threatened, or forgot his job was to rule on constitutional law not speculation.
His decision will not be forgotten soon by the American people. Also Keagen should not have had a vote on this.
How dumb do they think we are?
rayrmeic123, Elena Kagan should have recused herself from the ObamaCare case, but refused. John Roberts supported her in her refusal to do so. Why? We found out last week when he sided with the liberal wing to make the mandate Obama calls a penalty a tax. The Roberts decision clearly legislated from the bench on this case and everyone of the 5 who voted for this should be impeached. Starting with Kagan first, then Roberts second.
I THINK THIS SPINELESS WORM IS THE SCUM OF THE EARTH. HE SHOULD BE KICKED OUT ON HIS WORTHLESS ASS
Sadly, it would appear that a majority of our fellow Americans would cheerfully trade liberty for a false sense of security. The American mind has become numb to massive spending, systemic lying, media compliance, and the arbitrary exercise of power. Our system of government has been overthrown from within. Dumbed down and worn out, the American mind scarcely even exists anymore. While all the while evil gains strength, and inflicts its damage with a thousand cuts; relentlessly stalking. I can only despair for the future of my country.
Our founding fathers wisely protected us from ourselves; our own selfish, lazy mob mentality. That’s why we were a Republic and not a Democracy; a government of laws, not men. I fear that we may have just witnessed the last brick fall from that carefully constructed wall of defense against our own worst natures.
Mr Roberts was wrong. Judges are supposed to be special. Yes, Mr Roberts, it was your job to protect the people from the consequences of their political choices. The people are foolish;
you were supposed to be wise for us. But you chose the lazy, ordinary road, and you will have eternity to pay for it.
Barry Dunham Hussein Islam has already defaecated on America. He now calls he American Constitution a “Terrorist Manifesto”. So each and every Christian American is a target and a terrorist. Start taking out his ‘family’.
They call we Christians terrorists, but they ARE the terrorists. Remember, they called Chirst a madman, a predator to His own people. I think obozo and these black-robed justices are the REAL terrorists, also. “Mr. Roberts, the Constitution.” I say, “Mr. Roberts, it’s human life you are playing with.” You have given murderers the pass to kill by making murder legal in DC, and coming soon to a neighborhood near you. See website: http://www.haasstrep68.com
Roberts was supposed to uphold the Constitution? Okay, let us look at the Constitution.
Article 1, Section 9 : No Capitation or other direct, Tax shall be laid [unless in proportion to the Census or enumeration herein before directed to be taken]. (in other words $X per person as counted in the census)
But, you yell, the Sixteenth Amendment approves.
The Sixteenth actually says: The Congress shall have power to lay and collect taxes ON INCOMES, from whatever source derived. (emphasis mine)
Only on incomes. Nowhere does the Constitution allow taxes on health. Maybe Roberts should take another course on Constitutional law. A course not given by Kagin or Professor O.
I see this going back to court and the SCOTUS
We now have 5 on the SC who violate the Constitution at will. There is no sugar coating it you limp di cked republicans. There is not one of them except Allen West that even wimpered as the put their tail between their legs. Just wait until Barry dismisses congress and takes complete control. They will run from DC like a rabbit from a wolf.
How is it, that the average government school educated person on the street, would have a better understanding of the U.S. Constitution than these morons on the so called “Supreme Court”? They would have us believe, that the U.S. Constitution limits the People and not the Government! Now how absurd is that? Look at this, Bailey v. Drexel Furniture Co., 259 U.S. 20 (1922) “all that Congress would need to do, hereafter, in seeking to take over to its control any one of the great number of subjects of public interest, jurisdiction of which the states have never parted with, and which are reserved to them by the Tenth Amendment, would be to enact a detailed measure of complete regulation of the subject and enforce it by a socalled tax upon departures from it. To give such magic to the word ‘tax’ would be to break down all constitutional limitation of the powers of Congress and completely wipe out the sovereignty of the states.”
I called a variety of people to try to get some information on the Affordable Healthcare Act.
I called my Congressman and Senators, and asked the simple question…
“What do I need to do to be incompliance with the law?”
As I expected, since none of my elected representatives supported the bill, they know nothing about what is needed.
I then figured that the place to go for answers was the source of the law. So I called the White House to pose my question. At he WH Comment line I was informed that they do not handle questions of any kind. I then called the White House switch board & asked to be forwarded to someone who could answer the question, they informed me that if I could not provide the name of the person I wanted to speak to that they could not assist me, then the operator abruptly hung up.
I then called Nancy Pelosi’s office and posed my question, the staffer said nothing but diverted me to voice mail. So I tried her San Francisco Office and was informed that the staffer was not allowed to answer any question on the law.
I then called Harry Reid’s office, the staffer there referred me to http://www.healthcare.gov. said “have a nice day” and summarily hung upon me. I searched the website but I cannot find any thing that says what the average citizen needs to do to get in compliance with the law.
There are sections on “rate increases”, “managing insurance”, “understanding insurance”, “free and low cost care”, “medicare”, “employers & self employed”. But so far I have been unable to locate the section that lays out in plain language what the average person needs to do to be in compliance with the law.
I am somewhat puzzled by all of this since Reid, Pelosi, and Obama have been ranting about what a great law this is for everyone, but they seem totally unwilling to talk to anyone about it, or to allow their staffers to put out any information beyond the sketchy bits on the .gov websites.
Why are Obama, Reid and Pelosi so embarrassed by their signature law, that they refuse to talk about it?
JOHN ROBERTS WAS THE ONE [OF THE SO CALLED CONSERVATIVES] I WAS MOST CONCERNED WOULD NOT DO THE RIGHT THING!
I KNEW DURING HIS CONFIRMATION HEARINGS WHEN HE STATED HE LIKED TO USE FOREIGN LAW TO DECIDE CASES FOR THE AMERICAN PEOPLE–THAT JOHN ROBERTS WAS A GLOBALIST AND WAS NOT FIT FOR A POSITION ON THE SUPREME COURT!
NOW IT IS OBVIOUS THAT JOHN ROBERTS IS A MARXIST GLOBALIST–AS ANYONE WHO WOULD SUPPORT THE TAX PENALTY OF OBAMA CARE IS SUPPORTING SOVIET STYLE COMMUNISM AND REPRESSION!
AND THOSE WHO CONTINUE TO MAKE EXCUSES FOR THIS EVIL MAN–ARE PATHETIC.
This is an interesting article and informative as we move along with attempting to get rid of Obama care – or at least de-railing it so completely and it will never get out of the roundhouse !
I took special note of how the “passing of Obamacare actually happened”. Please, “they forced us to pass it”. Let’s get honest, shall we? The house which Republicans were the majority at the time, passed it
without reading it all, passed it with objections — but you DID pass it . Why???: Because you all had stars in your eyes and for some unknown reason, you all lost your minds and your ability to think.
i wish someone would admit this – then we could go on from here.