The Supremes made it clear the law couldn't stand as a penalty under the Commerce Clause; it can only stand as a tax. Seems to me if they want it to be a penalty, the only honorable thing to do would be to repeal the law as unconstitutional.
But we all knew underneath it was really a tax. After all, who is charged with enforcing it? The IRS of course.
In Christ,
-- Rev
To preserve the government we must also preserve morals. Morality rests on religion; if you destroy the foundation, the superstructure must fall. When the public mind becomes vitiated and corrupt, laws are a nullity and constitutions are waste paper. Daniel Webster, 4th of July, 1800, Oration at Hanover, N.H.
Unhappy is he who mistakes the branch for the tree, the shadow for the substance.
Things are becoming a little pointed in the direction of Chief Justice Roberts and the fact that there very possibly was intimidation involved. The following link has to do with the threats Senator Patrick Leahy (D-Vt) made to Roberts and also mentions the possibility that there was some influence from the White House.
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Governm...of-Switch-Leak
Either this man was, and is, the Son of God: or else a madman or something worse. You can shut Him up for a fool, you can spit at Him and kill Him as a demon; or you can fall at His feet and call Him Lord and God. But let us not come with any patronizing nonsense about His being a great human teacher. He has not left that open to us. He did not intend to.C.S. Lewis
You're gonna make a difference when you lay down your life, and in complete submission to God, choose to die with Him in service to other people.
Rich Mullins
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Absolutely nothing. The ruling is the ruling and it will be eternally ensconced in precedent setting SCOTUS case law.
In the long term, hiring people who respect the constitution and won't be swayed by intimidation or other sins is going to be critical to holding this country together. One or two justices could retire during the next president's term.
In Christ,
-- Rev
To preserve the government we must also preserve morals. Morality rests on religion; if you destroy the foundation, the superstructure must fall. When the public mind becomes vitiated and corrupt, laws are a nullity and constitutions are waste paper. Daniel Webster, 4th of July, 1800, Oration at Hanover, N.H.
If this is true, 1) it wouldn't be surprising, and 2) what wouldn't this regime do to push their agenda/plan/etc. through?
And people applaude this. Sad.
I'm a Sabbath breaker who only works 5 days a week. Oh, and I don't believe in unicorns either.
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