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Re: SCOTUS LIVEBLOG - Obamacare Mandate Survives [W:125, 384, 635, 652]
Actually you did: http://www.debatepolitics.com/break...s-w-125-384-635-652-a-105.html#post1060635752
Hey, that is not what you claimed he said.
I didn't quote a comment. I will now though, as a result of your impetuosity:
Actually you did: http://www.debatepolitics.com/break...s-w-125-384-635-652-a-105.html#post1060635752
“The question is not whether that is the most natural interpretation of the mandate, but only whether it is a ‘fairly possible’ one . . . . As we have explained, ‘every reasonable construction must be resorted to, in order to save a statute from unconstitutionality.’ . . . . The Government asks us to interpret the mandate as imposing a tax, if it would otherwise violate the Constitution. Granting the Act the full measure of deference owed to federal statutes, it can be so read, for the reasons set forth below . . . .
“The Affordable Care Act’s requirement that certain individuals pay a financial penalty for not obtaining health insurance may reasonably be characterized as a tax. Because the Constitution permits such a tax, it is not our role to forbid it, or to pass upon its wisdom or fairness.”
Health care decision: Key quotes from the ruling - Tim Grieve - POLITICO.com
edit: you said "my quote" and I read "a quote." Regardless, the quote provided proves your lack of understanding.
Hey, that is not what you claimed he said.