[TomGuy]

FOXNEWS

Forcing someone to buy something is NOT economic activity. Thus, the Commerce Clause cannot be imposed (which was in the legislation), per Greta Van Susteren.

FED does not have authority under the Commerce Clause.

Question about whether it is a tax or not.

Legislators would not call it a tax. Now, it can be argued as a tax.

[careyb]

Great says that if SCOTUS declares the individual mandate unconstitutional then there is no funding for ObamaCare... in other words it’s dead.

[Robert A Cook PE]

Question about whether it is a tax or not.

Legislators would not call it a tax. Now, it can be argued as a tax.

But the version passed and signed came from the Senate. So, if it is a tax, then the law must start in the House - so it is unconstitutional that way also.