This ruling could have consequences far beyond the obvious. Right now the state of Pennsylvania mandates me to buy car insurance to drive. Could this now be a tax, and if it is a tax does that not mean now I have a right to drive a car if I pay the tax? And if driving a car is now a right and not a privilege can I be pulled over at a DUI checkpoint. They can intrude on me now with DUI’s and Safety patrols because it is a privilege to drive not a right.
If you think this line of thinking could be a stretch just read the ruling from yesterday. I would expect this from the Ninth Circus of Appeals and not the Supremes.