Antonin Scalia dead at 79.

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Normchacho said:

How is there a discussion on the constitutionality of the ACA without any real mention of the courts majority opinion?

Simply put, the penalty for not having health insurance that complies with the AMA is a tax. It's calculated using things like taxable income, number of dependents, it is paid when you file your federal tax return, it's collected by the IRS, and (most importantly) it raises revenue for the government.

Therefore, it falls under article 1 section 8 of the constitution.

On a different topic, the Supreme Court is far too important to leave crippled for an entire year.

I've mentioned the tax and spend clause several times, but it seems to be ignored for some reason :-/