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Semirhage626	SCOTUS: Affordable Healthcare Act is Upheld -- all parts Constitutional		Lead	[-]
Posts: 13939 06/28/2012 10:13 AM	Chief Justice Roberts joined the left and agreed the mandate is constitutional as a tax. SCOTUSBlog is also reporting that the medicaid provision is limited but not invalidated. the entire ACA is upheld, with the exception that the federal government's power to terminate states' Medicaid funds is narrowly read. http://www.scotusblog.com/cover-it-live/ Edited 1 time by Semirhage626 06/28/2012 10:25 AM.
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gapeach22		#1	[url]	[-]
Posts: 543 06/28/2012 10:15 AM	~~They did strike down the individual mandate portion of the bill, however, Congress can still uphold that if they choose to do so~~. Or not! They upheld it under the Congressional tax clauses. Edited 1 time by gapeach22 06/28/2012 10:17 AM.
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JellyRoll2		#2	[url]	[-]
Posts: 20527 06/28/2012 10:15 AM	YES!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was so hoping that Roberts would lean left on it. I wasn't counting on Kennedy. I thought if we got it, it would come from Roberts!
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Semirhage626		#3	[url]	[-]
Posts: 13939 06/28/2012 10:16 AM	gapeach22 wrote: They did strike down the individual mandate portion of the bill, however, Congress can still uphold that if they choose to do so. That is not what SCOTUSBlog is reporting. I know that is what CNN says, but I'm pretty sure they are wrong and someone at CNN.com is getting fired
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gapeach22		#4	[url]	[-]
Posts: 543 06/28/2012 10:18 AM	Semirhage626 wrote: gapeach22 wrote: They did strike down the individual mandate portion of the bill, however, Congress can still uphold that if they choose to do so. That is not what SCOTUSBlog is reporting. I know that is what CNN says, but I'm pretty sure they are wrong and someone at CNN.com is getting fired Yeah, I saw that, too. Early in the opinion he states that it may not be appropriate and I think they must have jumped on that. Later in the opinion, it is stated that it's appropriate under the taxing clauses.
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jeepchic20		#5	[url]	[-]
Posts: 20622 06/28/2012 10:18 AM ...but I have a 2011 Hyundai Sonata	Ha Bitches!
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twilightschild		#6	[url]	[-]
Posts: 21472 06/28/2012 10:18 AM	Am I the only lame-o who teared up at hearing the decision? I was so fucking stressed about this! I don't think I could ever get into politics as a career, I would have a stress-induced heart attack about a month in.
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JCinWrappingPaper		#7	[url]	[-]
Posts: 8798 06/28/2012 10:24 AM	YES FINALLY. Can't wait to see all my republican friends freak out on facebook about this.
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CKpoohKC		#8	[url]	[-]
Posts: 17856 06/28/2012 10:27 AM Chris Fanatic '06 & '08	JCinWrappingPaper wrote: YES FINALLY. Can't wait to see all my republican friends freak out on facebook about this. mine already are. I'm so happy about this.
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JellyRoll2		#9	[url]	[-]
Posts: 20527 06/28/2012 10:27 AM	gapeach22 wrote: ~~They did strike down the individual mandate portion of the bill, however, Congress can still uphold that if they choose to do so~~. Or not! They upheld it under the Congressional tax clauses. I was about to say, no they didn't. That was the media jumping ahead before reading the decision.
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jessluvsnick		#10	[url]	[-]
Posts: 5513 06/28/2012 10:28 AM	I was specifically watching this ruling for preexisting conditions since I have one. I'm happy about this. There are some parts that need to be changed and maybe they will at some point.
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JustinRandy131		#11	[url]	[-]
Posts: 17554 06/28/2012 10:29 AM	Am I wrong in assuming my health insurance premiums are only going to go up even more than they already have? And Medicaid is going to cost the taxpayer even more (eventually)? And I'm supposed to be happy about that?
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Lilpeach85		#12	[url]	[-]
Posts: 115967 06/28/2012 10:30 AM Justin Fanatic '05 Justin Fanatic '07	Can someone re-cap what the act entails? This has been so far removed from my head that I can't remember. I know something about how people have to buy health insurance or get a fine??
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amyfo		#13	[url]	[-]
Posts: 8610 06/28/2012 10:30 AM I should be dreaming	This is great news!
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Posts: 80256 06/28/2012 10:32 AM Madam Irma Pince	I cried a little. This is amazing news for our country and for Obama!!!!
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gapeach22		#15	[url]	[-]
Posts: 543 06/28/2012 10:33 AM	JellyRoll2 wrote: gapeach22 wrote: ~~They did strike down the individual mandate portion of the bill, however, Congress can still uphold that if they choose to do so~~. Or not! They upheld it under the Congressional tax clauses. I was about to say, no they didn't. That was the media jumping ahead before reading the decision. The opinion is a bit tricky. I fell for it, too! This is why you cannot skim SCOTUS opinions.
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SuEzQt2277		#16	[url]	[-]
Posts: 13227 06/28/2012 10:33 AM a sea of emotions	Lilpeach85 wrote: Can someone re-cap what the act entails? This has been so far removed from my head that I can't remember. I know something about how people have to buy health insurance or get a fine?? I read that it is a tax. What about people who cannot afford health insurance? How much will this tax be?
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Posts: 80256 06/28/2012 10:35 AM Madam Irma Pince	People who can't afford it will get help to buy it. As far as I know, people who CAN afford it and still don't get it are the ones who will be taxed.
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LostYoMind		#18	[url]	[-]
Posts: 14023 06/28/2012 10:35 AM Superstar!	I know it's big for Obama, but I'm also proud of Ted Kennedy and Hillary Clinton who did a great deal of the leg work for this.
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Semirhage626		#19	[url]	[-]
Posts: 13939 06/28/2012 10:36 AM	JustinRandy131 wrote: Am I wrong in assuming my health insurance premiums are only going to go up even more than they already have? And Medicaid is going to cost the taxpayer even more (eventually)? And I'm supposed to be happy about that? Yes, you are wrong in assuming that. It is possible, but it is by no means a foregone conclusion that this will be the result of the act.
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twilightschild		#20	[url]	[-]
Posts: 21472 06/28/2012 10:37 AM	All questions answered here: http://www.healthcare.gov/law/index.html I'm doing a happy dance today.
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