[quote=livinincali]I just wish the supreme court wasn’t so polarized and becoming so liberal vs. conservative. It’s suppose to determine constitutionality not ideals of political minds (with 5-4 decisions based on the politics of the person you were appointed by).
The reality is now it’s not an individual mandate at all and instead it’s a tax on people for not buying something. I don’t like the prescience [sic]it sets where it’s giving taxing authority for something you don’t purchase.[/quote]
The law didn’t change. It’s still the same mandate it was before the decision. Judge Roberts (and concurring judges Kagen, Sotomayor, Bryer and Ginsburg) agreed with the less strongly argued case, that Congress has the power to tax, instead of the more strongly argued case for the powers granted under the commerce clause. The legal claim upheld does nothing to change the law. It’s still the same mandate as it was before the decision. (Though Grover Norquist might hate it even more now.)
