[kevao]

Apparently Adams did not read what Roberts wrote

I think Adams has a better understanding than you do. What Roberts said is that Congress cannot force the citizenry by law to buy health insurance, but it can coerce the citizenry by taxation to do so. This is a distinction without a difference.

[jwalsh07]

Exactly, it matters not which gun the fedguv points at you, the result is the same.

[Deo volente]

What Roberts said is that Congress cannot force the citizenry by law to buy health insurance, but it can coerce the citizenry by taxation to do so. This is a distinction without a difference.

Exactly! And John Roberts, all by his lonesome self, decided that it could "reasonably" be construed as a tax. A man in a black robe decides what is or is not a tax. So much for the separation of powers.

I say "Roberts alone" because the other four were going to sign on to anything to keep this monstrosity alive.

[Michael.SF.]

This is a distinction without a difference.

No, there is a huge difference. Congress has always had the power of taxation, that was nothing new. Had this law been passed as a tax, it never would have gone to SCOTUS.

What Roberts has done is reined in the 'Commerce clause' which has been stretched beyond recognition, what he has done is also virtually assured the bill will be overturned and what he has done is proved Obama to be the liar that he is.

Obama 'won' a battle, but the war is not over.