Did John Roberts KNOW this would happen? If so, he may have pulled the smartest coup in modern times…from the Manchester Examiner…
Breaking News
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (Obamacare) may now be invalid because the Supreme Court ruled that it relies on a tax for implementation.
According to the United States Constitution, all tax bills must originate in the House of Representatives. This law originated in the Senate, because at the time the Democrats were selling it as a purchase – not a tax. Since the Supreme Court has ruled that the law is indeed based on a tax increase, it would have had to be initiated as a bill in the House of Representatives.
Consequently, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Law is unconstitutional on a different criteria than the ones considered by the Supreme Court in this latest landmark decision. By calling the individual mandate unconstitutional but allowing the law as a federal program to be funded by new taxes, Justice Roberts essentially nullified the law.
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Mike
Jun 29, 2012 @ 21:36:22
You should write your congressman…this is spelled out in the Federalist papers. If they don’t know it…give them a lesson:
The power to levy taxes exists only in the House of Representatives. Since the imposition of taxes was forbidden to the older Articles of Confederation, Alexander Hamilton in essay Nos. 30 to 36 of the Federalist Papers and, importantly, No. 52, wrote that the power of taxation was essential to any functioning government. There was a great deal of controversy over both the Constitution in general and the ability for the central government to raise taxes in particular, and thus, the Federalists who wrote the constitution placed this power in the House.
Hamilton’s Justification
In essay Nos. 30 and 52 of the Federalist Papers, Hamilton lays out his case. The case is based on the fact that the House is meant to be the most “popular” branch of government. It was meant to be distinct from the Senate. The House was for the common people, the Senate for the American “aristocracy.” The Senate was not elected by popular vote until the early 20th century. The House was both elected by the population as a whole and at frequent intervals, every two years. This meant that the power of taxation was to be placed solely in that part of the legislature that was closest to the people.
Jul 01, 2012 @ 21:33:45