The decision of the U S Supreme Court on the constitutionality of “Obamacare” is a wonder to behold! The crucial issue was whether Congress had the power, as claimed under the “Commerce Clause,” to individually mandate that our citizens, not engaged in interstate commerce, must enter into such interstate commerce and, as a result, be vulnerable to having Congress regulate such forced “involvement” in said commerce. Chief Justice Roberts wrote the opinion that such a forcing of activity was beyond the power bestowed upon Congress by our people’s Constitution under its “Commerce Clause.”
But then, the majority of this inspired august body opined that under the Constitutional power to tax, the health insurance mandate was within the powers granted to Congress. It stated that if one does not have medical insurance, he or she cannot be forced to affirmatively act to acquire the now required insurance as an incident of regulating commerce, under threat of criminal sanctions or penalties for refusal to do so. However, it stated Congress can mandate that one purchase such required insurance or suffer the government taking his or her assets, not a “penalty,” but as merely a punitive “tax!” Really!
In 1819, Chief Justice Robert’s favorite jurist, the venerable first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States, John Marshall, in the matter of McCuolloch v Maryland, wisely observed that “the power to tax is the power to destroy.” If government now can impose a disproportionate tax in order to coerce an activity, it can order us to do anything it desires under threat of “destructive” asset confiscation taxes. Should one still query if this health act was but a tax coercion act, then why did it include 21 new taxes of over 600 billions of dollars, and provisions for hiring 13,000 new IRS agents to enforce it, the same approximate number of enforcers as soldiers in a full Army Division.
The difference? Chief Justice Roberts established a new power for an abusive Congress. It now has the power to order a citizen to do as told, or forfeit his or her assets, as a “tax,” not a “penalty.” A distinction without a difference? Absolutely! Perhaps this will be known as the “Highwayman Decision,” as in “Give me (government) your freedom or your money!” We now have little liberty, but only until the government orders us to do something it determines is good for the collective. If we refuse, “our” government can take our money and “destroy” us, but thankfully it can’t take our lives, at least not yet. That will come with Obama’s second term.
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Comment by Grace Kirby on June 30, 2012 at 8:04am EVERYONE: Check out KathleenSt's comment, go to the site and vote NO on the poll. If every TPN member does this, we can change the results. Let's really confuse the Washington Post.
Comment by Ed Stoneham on June 30, 2012 at 1:04am Correction: the Wickard v Filburn decision in 1942.
Comment by Ed Stoneham on June 30, 2012 at 1:02am The Supreme Court decision on Obamacare is in the same class as the Wickard vs Filburn decision in 1943: they're both unconstitutional, and they have been foisted on us by a rogue mafia of a government in which all three branches are complicit. Wickard vs Filburn has never been overturned, and nor will this latest decision. Anything that gives the elitists in government more power will never willingly be overturned by the government.
No elections and no judicial actions will stop this encroachment on our freedoms and on our rights under the Constitution. They never have, and they never will.
There is only one civil course of action that has a chance short of 1) acquiescing to tyranny, 2) full-blown revolution, or 3) abandonment a la Atlas Shrugged. That one remaining civil course of action is the Constitutional Oversight Posse (COP) Plan. It is a kind of brinkmanship that can save us from civil war. It is under the guidance of people with the necessary experience to achieve the desired results. The Plan, the end goals, and soon the organization's bylaws and documented actions, are put on public display every step of the way (www.ConstitutionalOversightPosse.org). All the COP needs is its first one million members, and the fireworks will begin. Moreover, it's free. Anyone would be a fool not to sign up. Anyone not a member will soon be lonely.
Comment by KathleenSt on June 29, 2012 at 10:04pm Paperboys shouting that you do indeed love your new liberty:
Americans evenly divided on court’s Obamacare decision
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/ticket/americans-exactly-divided-court-...
Comment by KathleenSt on June 29, 2012 at 9:54pm Jps: I just ck'd it is there.
Results as of this moment: (10:54, EST, 6/30/12)
Comment by Jo Gonzalez on June 29, 2012 at 6:47pm We must go beyond this, and realize if we want to save Our Country, it it up to us. The Supreme Court did not help us, and I think the key word is here, to make any many People as possible, understand that they have just been levied the Largest Tax in History.
Comment by KathleenSt on June 29, 2012 at 5:46pm I just read this on another blog. If anyone knows the answer, jump in please:
I heard this today and was wondering if anyone here can confirm it. "
There is a little bit of good news on the Obamacare ruling. Since it's now been ruled a tax, this can still be ruled unconstitutional on the premise that THIS tax was originated in the Senate. The Constitution is absolutely clear on WHO may instigate revenue. The ONLY organization that may originate a Tax it the House of Representatives, therefore on that premise alone, this law in its entirety is unconstitutional. Justice Roberts may have handed us a win without or with knowing it.'
Comment by david chaney on June 29, 2012 at 5:43pm It might pay for legal workers to pretend their illegals. With a tax penalty of $695/mo, it might be cost effective to pretend to be an illegal, move to California, work taking money "under the table" (that way you have no reported income), and if you have health problems, you're covered by medicaid. You can make up a phoney name and SSN.
Well written and the most educational of all. They might as well get ready for me to jump on the give me side because if I'm going to lose it all I will burn it and become just what they are wanting, a bunch of lazy do nothing stand around with my hand out. Gimee, gimee, gimee and there is no way in heck I could really do this, because my parents, as poor as they were taught me the respect of working for what you have.
Comment by Judy M Reasoner on June 29, 2012 at 3:52pm On top of everything else, the US Attorney will not charge Holder with contempt regardless of the vote yesterday because of obummer's executive privilege BS!!! Seriously...ARE YOU FREAKIN KIDDING ME!! When does the crap quit piling up. Please God help us get to November and let there be an election to oust this devil out of office. "Pray without ceasing" means so much now. Let's get fired up people!
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