You laughed when I said Obamacare could be challenged once again under the tax clause in the Constitution. (house of representatives, legal)

[pghquest]

Seems most of you dont know the constitution very well.

Obamacare faces new legal challenge: Its 'tax' still violates the Constitution - CSMonitor.com

By calling the mandate to buy insurance a “tax,” the court did more than trigger new debates about semantics. It created a potentially fatal constitutional glitch in the law.
Article I, Section 7 of the Constitution says that tax bills – “all bills for raising revenue” – must “originate in the House of Representatives.” The framers wrote this “Origination Clause” because they recognized the potential danger in the taxing power, and they wanted to keep it as close as possible to voters. So they entrusted it to members of the House, who are elected every two years and have smaller constituencies than senators, who represent whole states and serve staggered six-year terms.

[Weichert]

Best you remind the SC.

[helenejen]

Wipe away your tears. According to Timothy Sandefur, you were apparently right and some others were apparently wrong. Feel better now?

[pghquest]

Originally Posted by Weichert

Best you remind the SC.

Actually the Supreme Court already called it a tax

Where it originated wasnt an argument used to oppose it and the Courts can only use evidence presented.

The Supreme Court has never addressed whether the Senate can evade the Origination Clause by hollowing out a House bill and substituting its own tax.

[BentBow]

They are trying to say it is not a tax now.... LOL!!

You can't make this crap up