The Decision

Well, everyone was shocked yesterday when the Supremes let Obamacare stand as a law.  The biggest surprise was the Roberts joined the majority to deny conservatives an expected win.  There is a lot of gnashing of conservative teeth and high-fiving of progressives today as the pundits try to assess the effect on the November elections.

My theory is that Roberts diabolically re-defined the penalty for not being insured as a "tax" to stick Obama with the onus of instituting a new TAX, despite the President's earlier  protestations that the penalty assessment was "definitely not a tax".

Figuring that almost everyone hates taxes - especially during tough times - Roberts calculates that ship Obama will be sunk in the election.  Thus, Republicans will take over both houses and the Oval Office and procede to repeal a law which the majority of Americans do not want.

No one in Massachusetts will benefit from this law, but we will all find that our costs for healthcare will be jacked-up to cover the costs of implementing the behemoth bill that almost no one has read in its entirety.

I have a problem with the focus of the challenge.  I do not question the constitutionality of a government mandate - there are plenty of those already in force, controlling our right to drive, own guns, engage in commerce, who we can rent to, who we can hire...

My challenge is the back door parliamentary trick that passed the law in the first place, without the sufficient majority of votes.  Why didn't the Supreme Court take a look at that process?

Stolen Valor
As further evidence that there is something wrong with the current Supreme Court, they also released a ruling that it's ok to lie about your past and claim honors that you are not entitled to.  They are willing to limit free speech when it comes to shouting "Fire" in a crowded theater, but not to constrain the free speech of liars who claim titles and honors that were not earned.

My respect for the SCOTUS has been diminished by these decisions.   Lucky for them that they are not subject to election.