Sunday, October 28, 2012
Slippery Slope from Supreme Court
As frightening as the Supreme Court ruling on Obamacare is what is contained within the majority opinion written by his honor Roberts.
Most legal arguments (trials) are settled using precedent: rulings which have been established in previous courts which have the effect of establishing or interpreting law. Once a court has made a ruling, that stands as law unless later overturned by another court or on appeal. In some situations the appeals process makes its way to and is accepted by the Supreme Court for arguments. Whenever the Supreme Court writes an opinion, the content of that opinion carries the full weight of the highest court in the land and means that what is expressed therein has been considered by that court and cannot be appealed nor overturned.
On page 45 of the 193 page decision on O'Care, his honor writes that "suppose Congress enacted a statute providing that every taxpayer who owns a house without energy saving windows must pay the IRS $50" and goes on to say "No one would doubt that this law imposed a tax and was within Congress's power to tax."
In my opinion, by him including that verbiage he has opened the door for a crazed liberal Congress to tax, without restraint, any targeted group they wish to choose. How about "anyone with a house exceeding 2200 square feet, or owning a car newer than 4 years old, or having more than $10,000 in the bank, or ------------you fill in the blank.
Considered as a whole, either the written opinion represents the loose lips of a fool or it bares the nasty teeth of a court willing to give a government unbridled ability to control its populace through taxation. With this language in a written opinion expressed by the majority in this court, there stands no chance of challenging a targeted taxation enacted by any Congress. All the more reason that votes are more important than ever!!
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