That’s
right, the same thing the president ran around swearing it wasn’t is exactly
the only way the Supreme Court said it could possibly be legal. But in reality
is this what anyone wanted? NO!
Both Democrats
and Republicans are going to claim some sort of victory but in reality NO ONE wins.
The Democrats are faced with a law that may turn out to be the single greatest
single rise in middle class taxes in history and slaps the very voters Obama
said would not be affected; those making less than $250,000.00 a family.
To the Republicans
the very fact that the law was left standing is hard to deal with; and not
because it was constitutional, but because the constitutionality of it was so
hard to find. In Chief Justice Roberts’s opinion he doesn’t even speak to the
constitutionality of it until page 52 of his 63 page opinion. That alone shows
that this was a result of much digging in the tax code to find something to
stand on. And that much digging must have been a strain on the justice, I mean
the IRS code is 70,000 plus pages.
But in
reality what did the Supreme Court’s ruling actually do? Let’s look at the implementation.
Well, besides
the preliminary groundwork for ObamaCare, little else has been done by the
states or the federal government to prepare for the execution of ObamaCare. As
a matter of fact, it’s doubtful anyone will move on it for a while; at least
until November.
That’s because
the Supreme Court’s ruling put the proverbial future of ObamaCare ball in our
hands. That’s right; the voters are the ones who will make the decision. So regardless
of whether you agree with ObamaCare or you are against it, it is up to you and
every American to get out and vote this November to help determine the future
of ObamaCare; as well as the future of America.
The sad part
is that there are good provisions in ObamaCare; however, like all comprehensive
bills ObamaCare tries to cover too much and runs all over itself with contradictions
and miscalculations in funding and expenses. In short, there has never been a
comprehensive bill that has ever accomplished what it was designed to do.
ObamaCare is no different than any of those comprehensive bills and anything
2,700 pages can’t be good (unless it’s a Lord of the Rings Book).
Covering
those with preexisting conditions and keeping children on their parent’s
coverage until their 26 are two of the items the President will tout as
positives of ObamaCare – and they are. But in actuality, both of these could
have been done with a small five or ten page bill that could have passed a very
simply. But these were two planks that the Pelosi/Reid team needed to use to
make the entirety of the bill seem palatable.
To repair
healthcare in America more needs to be done, but it cannot be done in one
comprehensive bill. It must be done in a series of bills that work
independently of each other while still working in-line with each other as well
to benefit us all. This way there isn’t one large monstrosity that must
constantly be amended but a series of laws that could be negated if they fail
to work as designed.
Maybe this
can be done once the elections are over in November, but until then we shall hear
plenty on this subject and regardless of your feelings on this week’s ruling,
the choice of whether ObamaCare stands or falls is in the hands of all of us
voters in November.
Remember to Register
to Vote!!
Bill
Justice Roberts said more than once that this wasn't a good bill. He also said it was up to the Supreme Court to fix or undo what citizens are supposed to do from the polls. His decision, while startling at first, is actually filled with wisdom and I think we are going to see good things come from it in the future.
ReplyDeleteI'm sorry, he said it WASN"T up to the Supreme Court.... (typo, my bad)
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