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2018-12-15 -Land of the Free

TX federal judge rules Obamacare unconstitutional

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Posted by Anguper Hupomosing9418 2018-12-15 00:45|| || Front Page|| [6 views ] Top

#1 U.S. District Judge Reed O’Connor in Fort Worth sided with the argument put forward by a coalition of Republican-leaning states, led by Texas, that Obamacare could no longer stand now that there's no penalty for Americans who don't buy insurance.

The U.S. Supreme Court had upheld the law in 2012, by classifying the legislation as a tax. But since Congress removed the individual mandate in 2017, O’Connor ruled, there's no way the ACA can be allowed to stand.

"The Individual Mandate can no longer be fairly read as an exercise of Congress's Tax Power and is still impermissible under the Interstate Commerce Clause — meaning the Individual Mandate is unconstitutional," O'Connor wrote. "The Individual Mandate is essential to and inseverable from the remainder of the ACA."

Your move, Chief Justice Roberts

Posted by Frank G 2018-12-15 07:02|| 2018-12-15 07:02|| Front Page Top

#2 The Dallas Spews article on the front page this morning noted the law had been ruled constitutional, twice.

Wrong. SOCTUS said this part is OK and that specific issue is not unconstitutional.

This judge has said it ain't a tax if everyone is not required to pay.

Posted by Bobby 2018-12-15 08:53|| 2018-12-15 08:53|| Front Page Top

#3 BTW, taxes have to originate in the House not the Senate. Another little Constitutional nicety that SCOTUS choose to overlook in its 'narrow' review of the issue.

Posted by Procopius2k 2018-12-15 10:16|| 2018-12-15 10:16|| Front Page Top

#4 It will take years for the appeals to work their way through the 5th Cir, then SCOTUS. And the RBG clock keeps ticking.

Posted by Iblis 2018-12-15 10:22|| 2018-12-15 10:22|| Front Page Top

#5 A chance for the Roberts court to reverse the biggest mistake Roberts ever made.

Will he be man enough to do it?

Posted by Injun Bucket8891 2018-12-15 11:58|| 2018-12-15 11:58|| Front Page Top

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#5 A chance for the Roberts court to reverse the biggest mistake Roberts ever made.

At this point, I'm not even sure Kavanaugh won't puss out.And if Barrett replaces RBG...?

Posted by charger 2018-12-15 14:03|| 2018-12-15 14:03|| Front Page Top

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