you know, had he dissented, he'd also be altering the course of our country's history? We'd still have to go back to the drawing board and figure out what to do with healthcare. He's caught in a catch 22

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and (gulp) Kennedy.

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you do realize, of course, that he's not related to JFK, RFK, Ted, etc., right?

thanks for giving me another reason to laugh at the dumbass state of texas

Meh, Roberts may have just sealed romneys victory in November

Sea Bass, now a constitutional law scholar.

Romney currently trails in Florida, Pennsylvania and Ohio. He will need two of those three to hope to win.

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Meh, Roberts may have just sealed romneys victory in November

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This.

And it is a tax. It looks like looks a duck, quacks like a duck, and walks like a duck. Democrats have been calling it a rabbit for two years, but it is a duck.

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You don't have to be a "Constitutional scholar" to know that forcing medical insurance or a "tax" on everyone is unConstitutional, dumbass. Thanks for playing though.

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No. Congress has the authority to tax. What his ruling stated was that the mandate did not force anyone to buy insurance but rather taxed those who chose not to. It still opens a can of worms, but not as big of a can had he ruled it constitutional via the commerce clause.

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It's a fine. A penalty. That's like saying a late hit fine against James Harrison is a "tax."

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Apples and oranges.

Sea Bass,

Does congress have the power to tax?

shut up

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No. Congress has the authority to tax. What his ruling stated was that the mandate did not force anyone to buy insurance but rather taxed those who chose not to. It still opens a can of worms, but not as big of a can had he ruled it constitutional via the commerce clause.

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Declaring a fine based on nonbehavior a "tax" may be one of the greatest acts of legal sophistry in human history.

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Of course they have the authority to tax...but not for merely breathing...

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Nope, they are taxing if you don't have insurance.

I hate this ruling btw.

The ruling sucks, but it is better than if they used the commerce clause.

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Nope, they are taxing if you don't have insurance.

I hate this ruling btw.

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but not for merely breathing

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I'm sure one day these morans in Washington will figure out a way to tax us for breathing air. We're using the environment/atmosphere! Maybe it'll be "you're breathing too fast, so we're going to tax you for using more air than everyone else."

ooh they're gonna tax the **** outta this

Bush lied. Freedom died.

If I worked anywhere near the Supreme Court I'd exercise all the control I could, but I don't think I'd be able to refrain from singing the following everytime I saw him:

Clarence Thomas, Clarence Thomas, Clarence Thomas, Clarence Thomas! ...ooooooh ****! Clarence Thomas!

don't take this the wrong way, but I think it's best for the country that you're nowhere near the supreme court

I'd also ask the following question way too many times:

"So is The Supreme Court like, uh, a regular court but with cheese and sour cream?"

et tu, John?

If I understand it correctly, labeling it a tax gives Republicans in Congress the chance to "lower" it via budget reconciliation to $0.00, essentially cutting the nuts off of the mandate.

If it happens, Roberts will be hailed a hero.

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If I worked anywhere near the Supreme Court I'd exercise all the control I could, but I don't think I'd be able to refrain from singing the following everytime I saw him:

Clarence Thomas, Clarence Thomas, Clarence Thomas, Clarence Thomas! ...ooooooh ****! Clarence Thomas!

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If you ever do run into him, go say hello. He's a wonderfully nice man, and will have a good conversation with you if you introduce yourself.

I recently had the pleasure of having lunch with him, and he was very down to Earth, and very conversational. He stayed behind and hung out with me and a few friends for an hour or so after lunch had ended, just chatting about stuff.

On a side note, he likes A&M and College Station, and is particularly fond of Chicken Oil Co.