I've just heard about the Supreme Court's ruling on Obama's Health Care Law. I personally think it will be detrimental in the long run for all of us; that the law itself has some parts that contradict the other ones, but what really amazes me is that Chief Justice Roberts, allegedly a conservative, nominated by George W. Bush, has sided with the left leaning justices.
The ruling is lengthy and, as usual, written in complex terms and fluctuating syntax and while the President can no doubt take his victory lap now, the wording of this decision may come back to haunt him. He had repeatedly said his law did not imply any higher taxes; however, the highest court in the land only agreed to uphold it because, in its view, congress has the power to impose taxes on each one of us; so is it a tax or a mandate?; as an individual commercial mandate it would have never passed.
Only time will tell whether the law helps or hurts us, but the Supreme Court is not there to decide on the quality or effectiveness of a law, but to interpret its very word. As Marco Rubio points out we may as well end up facing an IRS issue once it is in full effect: if we don't pay some health insurance Uncle Sam can come after us and tax us to death; but it may also bring a more universal coverage for all those Americans without insurance. Usually, in this tumultuous relationship between politicians and we the people the former have some sort of catch up their sleeves while the latter get thoroughly screwed; but sometimes there are exceptions.
What nobody can deny today is that the uniqueness of the American system worked once again regardless of political inclinations and ideological persuasions; when a conservative justice sides with the liberals in his perception of the law and reads it carefully instead of bending it to fit his ideals we can say, beyond any logical misgivings, "God bless America..."
The ruling is lengthy and, as usual, written in complex terms and fluctuating syntax and while the President can no doubt take his victory lap now, the wording of this decision may come back to haunt him. He had repeatedly said his law did not imply any higher taxes; however, the highest court in the land only agreed to uphold it because, in its view, congress has the power to impose taxes on each one of us; so is it a tax or a mandate?; as an individual commercial mandate it would have never passed.
Only time will tell whether the law helps or hurts us, but the Supreme Court is not there to decide on the quality or effectiveness of a law, but to interpret its very word. As Marco Rubio points out we may as well end up facing an IRS issue once it is in full effect: if we don't pay some health insurance Uncle Sam can come after us and tax us to death; but it may also bring a more universal coverage for all those Americans without insurance. Usually, in this tumultuous relationship between politicians and we the people the former have some sort of catch up their sleeves while the latter get thoroughly screwed; but sometimes there are exceptions.
What nobody can deny today is that the uniqueness of the American system worked once again regardless of political inclinations and ideological persuasions; when a conservative justice sides with the liberals in his perception of the law and reads it carefully instead of bending it to fit his ideals we can say, beyond any logical misgivings, "God bless America..."
Why is it we are fixated with taxes? Why is it we fail to focus on those who can't even think about going to a doctor's office? Sure, laws are laws and as such they not perfect! Yet, think about this, not even the giant mainstreeam networks would dare opposing the law just because of the "tax". Moreover, ABC went as far poking fun of our venerable governor's stance!
ResponderEliminarWill, thanks for opining; however, I got news: the mainstream media is in bed with the president; so it shouldn't come as a surprise that they side with him. We the people don;t pay the justices to "think" what's fair or just; we pay them to interpret the law to the best of their knowledge. My post wants to underscore the fact that regardless of ideology the chief justice chose to uphold the law and that a not arguable just or unjust is what makes America great.
ResponderEliminarBy the way, the last time a politician told me what I wanted to hear I ended up in an prison state for 33 years