Originally Posted by rubicon

The Supreme Court in a 5-4 decision ruled the individual mandate constitutional and that since the mandate was a tax it was constitutionally upheld to level such a tax. It means that if an individual refuses to buy insurance then by some manner, probably using the IRS, an individual will pay a penalty. Fair enough.

So let's assume that some powerful people in Washington agree with the premise that every American has an obligation to serve in the military and are doing so because the voluntary aspect has become an abject failure. So under the constitutionality of the individual mandate these politicians can now say everyone has an obligation to serve in the military for four years. If you refuse to sign up well then we will penalize you financially until you fulfill your obligation. This as opposed to a two year draft that as of this writing is very unpopular and only holds an individual for two years.

I am certain many of you can provide better examples but the point is that this decision is going to have a very negative effect on the US Constitution.

Justice Roberts took the cowards way out because as I had written in another thread even if the majority ruled the mandate a tax they had an obligation to return the issue to Congress because it could no longer be argued until after the implementation of said tax.

I am just blowin waway by the liberals over joy concerning ObamaCare when it is obviously bad policy