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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSo Roberts gives the right wing Citizens United and all the money they can spend and
the biggest issue for the right wing in a life time, HCR, to use in the elections this year. We may have won a battle here, but war will be hell in November.
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So Roberts gives the right wing Citizens United and all the money they can spend and (Original Post)
Gman
Jun 2012
OP
Nonsense. Health insurance will be the LAST and ONLY for profit product they'll order you to buy!
Romulox
Jun 2012
#1
No doubt. The point is the issue and the money to blast it everywhere for the election
Gman
Jun 2012
#3
Corporations can now spend UNLIMITED money demanding our politicians make us buy their products.
Romulox
Jun 2012
#5
I really have no idea on what basis you make that argument? You understand how "precendent" works,
Romulox
Jun 2012
#7
Romulox
(25,960 posts)1. Nonsense. Health insurance will be the LAST and ONLY for profit product they'll order you to buy!
I promise!
Gman
(24,780 posts)3. No doubt. The point is the issue and the money to blast it everywhere for the election
is what Roberts has done. As TomClash says below, the "tax" wording will be everywhere.
Romulox
(25,960 posts)5. Corporations can now spend UNLIMITED money demanding our politicians make us buy their products.
And it's all Constitutional-like now!
Gman
(24,780 posts)6. I guess arguably
but very extremely unlikely anytime in the next couple of decades, at least.
Romulox
(25,960 posts)7. I really have no idea on what basis you make that argument? You understand how "precendent" works,
yes?
gkhouston
(21,642 posts)8. Now, now. It's not insurance, it's a TAX. Fox News will go crazy(er) with the tax meme. n/t
Poll_Blind
(23,864 posts)9. +1 From Third-Way Poll_Blind!
PB
TomClash
(11,344 posts)2. You are right
This is an electoral wet dream for the Right. Scotus is calling this a TAX. That will be the mantra - Barack Obama raised taxes.
NYC Liberal
(20,137 posts)10. Republicans have been saying that forever and they'll continue to say it.
okieinpain
(9,397 posts)4. over my head dude. n/t.