But one of the fundamental precepts in the American experiment has been drastically altered.
Government may now compel commerce.
At this point, all that's left is the initiation of the purges of the people who don't 'think right'.
Posted on 06/28/2012 11:19:15 AM PDT by ATOMIC_PUNK
Thank you, SCOTUS. This Obamacare ruling fires up the troops as America’s eyes are opened! Thank God.
This proves to be such an unsettling time in America as we undergo the fundamental transformation that Barack Obama promised he would do to us if elected. Obamacare was dealt in deception and confusion by flooding the public with an overwhelming amount of conflicting “rationale” via thousands of pages of unread legislative detail, which is the radical left’s M.O. Obama promised the American people this wasn’t a tax and that he’d never raise taxes on anyone making less than $250,000. We now see that this is the largest tax increase in history. It will slam every business owner and every one of the 50% of Americans who currently pay their taxes. The other 50% are being deceived if they think they’re going to get a free ride – because Medicaid is broke. Recipients of Obama’s “free health care” will have fewer choices and less accessibility. Trust me – this much more expensive health care WILL be rationed; to claim otherwise defies all economic and common sense.
We will not retreat on this. A newly elected legislative branch is key to defending our Republic and fundamentally restoring all that is good in America.
SCOTUS now rules this is a tax? Well, Congress has the ability to create taxes – and also has the ability to rescind them. Upon their return from the July recess, Congress should act immediately to repeal this terrible new tax on the American people, and indeed they must repeal all of Obamacare. This is the most brazen and sweeping new tax and government overreach imposed on us. We the People did not ask for this tax, we do not want this tax, and we can’t afford this tax. This is not an answer to America’s health care challenges.
It’s time, again, for patriotic Americans to rise up to protest this obvious infringement on our economic and personal freedom. November is just around the corner. Today, the Supreme Court issued their ruling on Obamacare. In November, We the People will issue ours.
- Sarah Palin
Nope, I won't. In fact, I fully agree with you. Kagan should have recused, and the court should have been 5-3 against. It is not the job of the SCOTUS to rewrite the law and call something which was clearly a penalty a "tax". They pulled that crap in the Miller decision, too, infringing the 2nd.
Not to mention Kelo, which is an abomination, Roe, which legalized murder, and taking prayer out of public schools. They've been off the reservation for a while.
Just a few court cases have set the stage for the murder, thievery, and usurpations which our government has been throwing at us for a while, and if it is not stopped will only get worse.
The only difference between a defeatist and a realist is who is wrong. They were hanging 'defeatists' in Berlin, even while the Russian army was shelling the outskirts.
If anything should make you sick, it should be the state of the Republic, not that people recognize it.
But one of the fundamental precepts in the American experiment has been drastically altered.
Government may now compel commerce.
At this point, all that's left is the initiation of the purges of the people who don't 'think right'.
“But one of the fundamental precepts in the American experiment has been drastically altered.
Government may now compel commerce.”
Oh man, Laz... it’s worse than even you think! I don’t think anyone’s brought this up yet, but:
If they can compel commerce, they can compel WHERE YOU DO COMMERCE.
Live in California and want to move? They can now put a TAX ON YOUR MOVE! Want to relocate a business out of a blue state? Tax. Want to start a second location in a non-union state like Boeing? Tax.
Freepers, if you live in a blue state and have plans on leaving, LEAVE NOW while you still can.
I've been 'preaching' a variant of your statement for years...if you're a conservative, and you live in New England, get out.
You did jump in awfully quick which I also disagreed with, but I would have to concur your last post and your frustration.
I have been here since 1998. I have seen thousands of posts about how the polls are inaccurate and we are really going to win this time...or some other for sure item...only to have my hope dashed by reality.
It does get old...I have gone dormant more than once out of frustration.
How many hundreds and thousands of posts were sure Palin would run?
The problem is that the barriers of “fear of change” and belief in the “status quo” in regards to our elected representatives have created effectively “life appointments” for all intents for our legislature.
47 of our senators were former house members. Average House serves 5 terms...longest is 29 terms. For example Pat Roberts (R-KS) serviced in the house from 1981-1997 and has been their senator since 1997. I don’t know if Pat Roberts is a good or bad guy...but that is WAY too long...
As you point out...these who are supposed to ‘fix’ it all....they haven’t even passed a budget!
Keep plugging away...support your local tea party (I have found that they are much more realistic about goals, common sense about approaches than most of the posters on FR)...fly your flag with pride...mine is flapping in the breeze outside right now. Probably going to get me a Texas come and take it flag or a gadsen.
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CAUTION! Make sure brain is in gear BEFORE engaging mouth.
The Chief Justice is nuts! Woe onto the nation. No guardians of the Constitution left, except perhaps some dedicated patriots.
I love this woman.
Thank you SCOTUS indeed. But not for the reasons SP alludes to.
Eye opener? More like a sucker punch.
You bought a flag? I threw away my copies of the Constitution yesterday since it is now useless and today I took my flag to the VFW to be destroyed.
Her endorsements have left a great deal to be desired.
No, she doesn’t get it right. Health care is not a hot potato to be tossed from Congress to the Court and now to the voters. It will be much harder to mobilize the voters than for the nine people on the Court to have made the correct decision.
No one wants to stand up for what is right. All are too eager to pass the responsibility along to something or someone else.
Helpful hint for next time: just throw the flags in the garbage with the Constitution. It'll save you a trip!
I agree with Sarah and I am even starting to think that Roberts knew EXACTLY what he was doing.
Remember Roberts’ stumble administering the oath? I believe he was gagging on the usurpation of power he was a party to and he’s been laying low waiting for an opportunity to strike back... like a snake in the woodpile.
Obama just got bit. He just doesn’t know it yet.
It still doesn’t make Roberts a good SC justice. This was a terrible, terrible ruling. But I think he put his conscience above his job description in this case and did what he could to inject some venom into Obama.
Obama just doesn’t know it yet. He’s still walking around as if nothing happened.
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