Obama Care, How Will Be Judged On Thursday?

[mercury14]

For weeks we heard from liberals about how divisive it would be if a 5-4 decision were reached striking down the law, and how the nation would be divided, create uncertainty, blah, blah, blah.....I bet they cling to this 5-4 as it was made out of gold, but I submit this 5-4 is ever more divisive as most of the country opposes it and the drag it's going to put on the economy. Big market sell off in progress now.

You think -1.20% is a big selloff? That's what we get every four days when Greece or Spain say something.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

"Amy Howe: The Court holds that the mandate violates the Commerce Clause, but that doesn't matter b/c there are five votes for the mandate to be constitutional under the taxing power."

But there is no tax as yet. There is no tax in the existing law.

 

[Byron In Exile]

Lyle: "In opening his statement in dissent, Kennedy says: 'In our view, the entire Act before us is invalid in its entirety.'"

 

[phrodeau]

The Tea Party has just been revived. The SCOTUS has dropped a nuclear weapon on the U.S. economy.

Really? I wonder who their candidate will be.

 

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[mercury14]

After the initial shock it now seems to me that what Roberts did is really OK cuz what it does is forces Congress to impose a tax but the tax cant be a penalty, and it cant be driven by the commerce clause. How likely is a tax coming outta the GOP House?

About as likely as the Dems getting this ruling and then repealing their own law.

 

[Wrong Element]

Look up "despotism" and get back to me.

I'd say unelected judges overturning laws on the grounds that they personally don't like them would qualify.

 

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[Ulaven_Demorte]

Let me just say...

Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!

 

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[mercury14]

The GOP House is going to repeal the whole thing, so the decision will be moot, as a money bill cannot be initiated in the Senate. At the very least they can refuse to fund it.

Given that the GOP refused to fund two wars and Medicare Part-D, who gives a shit? The GOP governs by not only refusing to fund its policies but by cutting taxes to reduce revenue. This is just more of the same old boring tripe.

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

The GOP House is going to repeal the whole thing, so the decision will be moot, as a money bill cannot be initiated in the Senate. At the very least they can refuse to fund it.

Exactly! Obama got his mandate and nuthin to pay for it with. And he cant loadup Medicaid unless he pays the States.

I think Obama was fucked.

 

[mercury14]

What do the Dems have to say about it in the House?

Who cares? Even if every last Dem in the House wants to repeal it, it wont be repealed.

 

[mercury14]

Exactly! Obama got his mandate and nuthin to pay for it with. And he cant loadup Medicaid unless he pays the States.

I think Obama was fucked.

Spin it James, Spin it!

 

[JAMESBJOHNSON]

Given that the GOP refused to fund two wars and Medicare Part-D, who gives a shit? The GOP governs by not only refusing to fund its policies but by cutting taxes to reduce revenue. This is just more of the same old boring tripe.

There yuh go. We're back to square one.

 

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[JAMESBJOHNSON]

Spin it James, Spin it!

I'm the only poster who called the decision correctly. Pay attention and learn.

 

[mercury14]

Obama will make it all happen in the absence of the legislature right?

He can simply refuse to sign off on extending the bush tax cuts on the very wealthy. So yes he pretty much can.

 

[Byron In Exile]

I'd say unelected judges overturning laws on the grounds that they personally don't like them would qualify.

You actually don't know what despotism is, do you?

 

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[Byron In Exile]

Let me just say...

Bwahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!

Why don't you just say this is a football game as far as you're concerned and you have no more understanding of what's happening than a June bug?

 

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[TexasWife25]

The American people really love everything IN the ACA, they just dont want to pay for it.

 

[Liar]

Well crap. That cost me 50 bucks.