Quote Originally Posted by RMD View Post
There are 3 good things I see from yesterday's ruling:

1. Obamacare can only be funded as a TAX. Sucks, but the feds do have the constitutional authority to tax us for pretty much anything they want & now they can't call it "penalties" or "fees". 1/2 the country doesn't care, but at least it must be called what it is - the largest TAX increase in history.

2. The abuse of the commerce clause is over (hopefully). SCOTUS affirmed that the feds cannot force its citizens to purchase goods and/or services.

3. Power to the states - the feds cannot penalize states for not expanding Medicaid as dictated by Obamacare.

I still think Roberts knew what he was doing and didn't betray conservatives. He's playing a dangerous game to be sure, but for this to play out for the good - Romney, and the voters, must do their part November for the gambit to succeed.
I don't know that abuse of the Commerce Clause is over, but it should be easier to restrict in the future. Republicans can beat the tax drum, but if they don't have an alternative plan it won't help much. Romney needs to lay out a plan for what he'll do after repealing Obamacare.

The alternative is for everyone to get familiar with waiting for care, limits on care, and the Liverpool Care Pathway.

From our cousins across the pond:
Top doctor's chilling claim: The NHS kills off 130,000 elderly patients every year
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/arti...ents-year.html