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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsMandate struck down NO WAIT, UPHELD???
per cnn
Upheld it IS consistent.
YA HOOOOOO
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Mandate struck down NO WAIT, UPHELD??? (Original Post)
Laura PourMeADrink
Jun 2012
OP
It is the right decision. Today, mandatory health insurance. What mandatory product tomorrow? nt
Romulox
Jun 2012
#4
Thats what it was in the first place, or a "penalty" depending on which neoliberal apologist you ask
Erose999
Jun 2012
#9
does that mean it has to go thru congress. if yes, might as well shitcan it. nt
Laura PourMeADrink
Jun 2012
#12
sufrommich
(22,871 posts)1. Yep. Incredible. No words. nt
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)2. how about SHIT
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)3. "finds mandate Unconstitutional"
Romulox
(25,960 posts)4. It is the right decision. Today, mandatory health insurance. What mandatory product tomorrow? nt
NYC Liberal
(20,137 posts)5. Per Scotusblog: "The individual mandate survives as a tax."
cthulu2016
(10,960 posts)6. CNN will rue that
uponit7771
(90,367 posts)7. SCOTUS BLOG ****MANDATE SURVIVES AS A TAX?******
Erose999
(5,624 posts)9. Thats what it was in the first place, or a "penalty" depending on which neoliberal apologist you ask
Laura PourMeADrink
(42,770 posts)12. does that mean it has to go thru congress. if yes, might as well shitcan it. nt
backscatter712
(26,355 posts)8. I'm getting the opposite news.
http://www.scotusblog.com/cover-it-live/
They said the mandate survives as a tax. Roberts crossed over.
They said the mandate survives as a tax. Roberts crossed over.
Romulox
(25,960 posts)10. Corporations won this one! NT
emulatorloo
(44,192 posts)13. That's your perspective.
However, the Amount of money the healthcare industry spent to destroy Obamacare contradicts your perspective.
Another thing that contradicts your perspective? The seething anger of Scalia.
Romulox
(25,960 posts)14. Are you serious? The Insurance industry WROTE this legislation. And then ROBERTS saved it.
longship
(40,416 posts)11. Wrong -- mandate NOT struck down
Please fix
HopeHoops
(47,675 posts)15. I saw that too (web site) - somebody royally screwed that one up.