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[Jarmel]

Well this was entertaining.

 

[Y2Kev]

Hilarious angry tears are coming!!

 

[richiek]

CNN is such a fucking joke.

Can't wait to hear Romney and the teabaggers reactions to the ruling.

 

[thefit]

Romney is feeling extra derp know knowing he was on the right side of this issue for much of his earlier career. He'll never live this down.

 

[Amir0x]

Amy Howe:
The money quote from the section on the mandate: Our precedent demonstrates that Congress had the power to impose the exaction in Section 5000A under the taxing power, and that Section 5000A need not be read to do more than impose a tax. This is sufficient to sustain it.

 

[Pctx]

Well now that I have the news.... I'll go hide in the corner.

 

[marrec]

All the talk was of Kennedy and it ended up being Roberts.

Everyone kinda knew it was going to go down that way if the law were upheld.

 

[Derrick01]

MUST read salty reactions

MUST

Not going to get many on gaf. Someone check the fox news forums, see if they're still alive.

 

[Karma Kramer]

So the mandate is no more, but everything else in the graph that Amir0x posted is still there?

 

[zero_suit]

MUST read salty reactions

MUST

Haha, yes!

 

[Oni Jazar]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[NH Apache]

Wait, so it's a tax, but you don't have to pay it....It leaves a lot of room for states' interpretation.

Amy Howe: The court reinforces that individuals can simply refuse to pay the tax and not comply with the mandate.

 

[GTI Guy]

So there was some thing about the court is unable to review a tax until the tax is in place, does this mean we go through all this again when the mandate (now tax) is actually in place?

 

[aceface]

So it's a tax?? I thought they decided it was not a tax on the first day of arguments.

 

[Jimothy]

I can't believe reputable news agencies still call it Obamacare, and not the Affordable Care Act.

 

[sangreal]

fox backing the bus over Roberts right now

 

[BobLoblaw]

Why the fuck is CNN saying the mandate was struck down?

 

[shadyspace]

So we're being taxed for health care now? Why don't they just take that money aaaaaannnnddd.... give health care to everyone.

 

[LM4sure]

So we should be happy that the administration said this wasn't a tax and SCOTUS says the only way it is constitutional is if it's a tax? And the administration will be like yay we won? Lol.

Lol, can't wait for the spin. People are going to be pissed! Bittersweet for Obama too. Increased taxes. Yikes! Not a favorable policy in an election year! Lols

 

[Bowdz]

I bet Obama is getting highfy right now.

 

[Jarmel]

A switch in time saved Obamacare.

 

[Fox318]

Roberts?

Didn't see that coming.

 

[Trigger]

Such good news.

 

[MThanded]

Salty tears incoming. Let me drink them.

 

[Amir0x]

This is so stunning. Even I would not have imagined the justices would have broke down THIS way...

 

[Steelrain]

Ohhh the rage on my facebook is glorious.

 

[Retrocide]

Wow...just wow CNN...in the rush to be first got it completely wrong. Completely embarrassing for a so called news organization.

 

[slit]

CNN finally corrected their info.

 

[marrec]

So we're being taxed for health care now? Why don't they just take that money aaaaaannnnddd.... give health care to everyone.

It always was a tax, but they wanted the language to reflect a 'Mandate' so that it wouldn't seem like a tax.

 

[Kusagari]

Republicans are going to somehow bash Obama saying they didn't uphold it under the reason he argued.

 

[Zabka]

Fox News' live stream is just letting angry people rant. It's great.

 

[Brinbe]

Hilarity... https://twitter.com/#!/search/realtime/Roberts traitor

 

[Ezduo]

WOW.

I was certain it would go down.

 

[Gaborn]

WHAT THE HELL IS GOING ON

Obama officially raised taxes on people making less than $500,000 a year.

Naw, it's a big victory for the President. I don't like it, but I'm glad at least they're acknowledging they had no authority to do this under the commerce clause.

 

[kirblar]

This is so stunning. Even I would not have imagined the justices would have broke down THIS way...

Given Kennedy's demeanor during oral arguments, this was the only conceivable scenario where it's upheld, voting-wise.

 

[sangreal]

nm

 

[shadyspace]

But if it's a tax why don't we just have universal health care now.

 

[KingGondo]

Well now that I have the news.... I'll go hide in the corner.

Et tu... Roberts?

 

[GitarooMan]

CNN is a bunch of fucking morons.

That being said, fuck yeah Roberts, my man.

 

[Cloudy]

Lmao @ CNN. They reported it struck down for like 10 minutes first. Dems were trying to be too clever by not calling it a tax but they got bailed out

Tuning into Fox News for some entertainment lol

 

[Sanky Panky]

So this is the day I listen to the Rush Limbaugh show again...

 

[sangreal]

Obama officially raised taxes on people making less than $500,000 a year.

Naw, it's a big victory for the President. I don't like it, but I'm glad at least they're acknowledging they had no authority to do this under the commerce clause.

They still won't apply the same logic to marijuana

Your first sentence is officially the new talking point btw (and its not wrong)

 

[BertramCooper]

Barack and Michelle are definitely having drunk, sloppy celebration sex tonight.

 

[marrec]

So congress can't penalize states for not accepting Medicaid expansion funds.

 

[Evlar]

I am a little stunned. I was expecting this court to strike it down after those oral arguments.

 

[tuffy]

Romney is feeling extra derp know knowing he was on the right side of this issue for much of his earlier career. He'll never live this down.

He'd also been pushing the reasoning that "when this is struck down, Obama's term will be pointless". So now that it's been completely upheld, Obama's term hasn't been pointless at all?

It was a foolish decision to hitch his campaign on things outside of his control.

 

[GTI Guy]

But if it's a tax why don't we just have universal health care now.

ACA Phase 2?

 

[MBison]

Such good news.

I agree! More taxes! YESssssss so pumped!

 

[Derrick01]

But if it's a tax why don't we just have universal health care now.

In America it's all about the naming

 

[Averon]

Wow. Roberts was the savior for ACA.