coralway: The majority of the Supreme Court said that the individual mandate, in relationship to the Commerce Clause was unconsitutional if a penalty because the power to police belonge to the states However on review again the majority stated the the individual mandate under the commerce Clause was a tax and hence constitutional.

However a closer look at the ruling left much room for Congress to repeal this law. Keep in mind that the chief Justice and his majority had a legal obligation not to render a decision once they ruled the indvidual mandate a tax because under the Taxing Laws the tax had to be imposed before the Supreme court continued its review and that would not have happened until 2014.

The practical affect of this decision leaves open the door for the federal government to impose further taxes. That being the case I am dumbfounded that liberals believe this was a good thing. what has just happened is that the Supreme Court has released the Sheriff of Nottingham on America and Americans