individual mandate being struck down pre-celebration thread

[Eulogy]

I don't really care to debate the merits of the Act on here anymore.

I'd like to talk about the decision but no one seems to really want to do that.

[Future Boy]

horrible decision

[Future Boy]

GO!

[Eulogy]

Care to back that up?

[Eulogy]

If this isn't going to be any more than people talking about how it's bad policy then I'm gonna stop posting here.

[Eulogy]

In the thread I mean. Lol

[Trotskilicious]

well what else is there to talk about

the last part that nobody's talking about is how states (arizona) can still opt out of the new Medicare program (arizona)

[Future Boy]

I dont see why you'd expect anything else this isnt a law forum.

[Future Boy]

I mean corganist would probably be the only other person up for that, is that what you want?

[Eulogy]

It's a thread about a court decision.

[Eulogy]

And no that isn't what I want. Other people are capable of discussing the merits of a court decision.

Not everyone. But people here could probably.

[Eulogy]

I'm reading it now and so far it's pretty user friendly.

[Future Boy]

horrible decision

[Eulogy]

I'm interested to see the justification behind rejecting the Medicaid expansion.

[Trotskilicious]

this is the day america died

[scottytheoneand]

Originally Posted by Eulogy

I'm interested to see the justification behind rejecting the Medicaid expansion.

this


i don't get where they're come from with that. what is your take on it?

[Future Boy]

horrible decision

[Future Boy]

is probably what he'd say

[Trotskilicious]

something about the one amendment with that sentence in it you know the one i mean

[scottytheoneand]

i mean which one do you mean by that

[Trotskilicious]

you know the little wiener with the glasses, whatshisname

[Travis Meeks]

well there's only one one, duh

[scottytheoneand]

today has been an entertaining news day. paultards, teabaggers and wingnutz didn't seem to see this one coming and they dont' seem to know how to deal with it.

“But what a big difference. He supported it on the state level. Which means if you didn’t like it in Massachusetts, you could move to another state." - marco rubio, defender of Mittens Romney!

[Trotskilicious]

seems like the phrase "Today is the day America died," has gone viral.

[Trotskilicious]

THIS IS THE WORST THING TO EVER HAPPEN TO AMERICA SINCE 9/11, PEARL HARBOR, DRED SCOTT, LEBRON JAMES WINNING THE FINALS, JERRY SANDUSKY, THE LOST FINALE, AND TRANSFORMERS 3.

[scottytheoneand]

you forgot school integration and womens' suffrage

[Trotskilicious]

no i didn't

i forgot about the end of Mass Effect 3 and Firefly being cancelled, though.

[scottytheoneand]

Browncoats! never forget

[The Omega Concern]

The Court Decision:


I don't like that they sort of punted on the whole issue, though I'm not all that surprised. And from what I understand they consider the mandate a violation of the commerce clause but since its a tax and comes with a fine, the decision essentially says to voters, "Congress can enact this tax, if you don't like it, change Congress."

ergo, Roberts opinion of 'It is not our role to forbid it, or pass upon its wisdom or fairness'...

Chickenshit point of view considering it is the role of the Supreme Court to protect citizens from an overzealous government, but I digress...

[The Omega Concern]

Generally speaking many days these days freedom dies a little bit as a tyranny grows. Today, biggest lost of it since (insert failed collectivist society here).