So the Supreme Court by 5-4 vote has just upheld the individual mandate of Obamacare calling it a tax.
Granted the president and the Democrats who supported the law did not call it a tax when pushing it but the black robes just felt taking them at their word was not necessary.
So now they can look forward to answering new questions stemming from the 2,000-plus page law that no Democrat in Congress read before casting his or her vote.
I’m crawling over glass to vote for Mitt Romney this November and anyone else with an R next to his name.
Except maybe Bill Adolph who doesn’t seem all that hot in fighting this garbage.
By the way, it is being noted that it will likely be cheaper for corporations to pay the $2,800 fine per employee than keep them on the company health plan.
Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor, joined Chief Justice John Roberts in upholding the mandate.
Justices Samuel Alito, Anthony Kennedy, Antonin Scalia and Clarence Thomas dissented.
“Stephen Breyer, Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Elena Kagan, Sonia Sotomayor, joined Chief Justice John Roberts in upholding the mandate.”
In the near future, (say November) They they will probably be reminded of the famous words of Japanese Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto who said, I fear all we have done is awakened a sleeping giant and fill him with terrible resolve.
The next wakeup call is coming in November.