U.S. Supreme Court Oral Argument: Health Care Law

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[kenrobison]

The people want the same health plan Congress has!
We are paying for your plan. Remember everyone deployed.

[Oromanowarful]

The proof of suffering is the fact congress wrote themselves exempt from paying

[AmberMaureenPuanani]

Why does the government have a legal standing ever to mandate any citizen buying medical insurance, pay for somebody else’s medical condition. If it was so great why did Obama exempt Congress as a small employer. It is not fair to people who make better health choices and care.. it is discriminatory to everybody who works to pay for their own insurance and doesn’t want to pay for abortion, pre or post natal care. Expand Medicaid for those who want preferred, pre-existing insurance coverage. You definitely are FORCING EVERYBODY to pay for illnesses, abortions, they do not have nor agree with morally- The Obama Care Act took away all our choice and affordability in healthcare- where have you been justices? More and more and more government over reach. You can not mandate health insurance and call it a tax just because the democrats want to control us and destroy our liberties. We do not want this, we do not agree as citizens with attaching anymore additional taxes and calling it constitutional.

[robbiepierce]

Hawkins is absolutely correct. The mandate is uncontinuational

[shirleyb]

Leaving the clause for a tax in the act gives an easier path for increasing or adding a tax back in at the will of Congress. We the people don’t need an easier path for Congress to increase our tax!!

[chuckspubgm]

Keep it a choice, don’t penalize!!! Its simple.

[cricketcrigler]

I agree, thank you for posting C-Span. The Affordable Care Act is such a hot button for everyone today and this is very educational.

[DragonFire]

It was deemed unconstitutional to call it a tax. So they changed the terminology to penalty. The result is still the same. If you don't buy, what we say you must buy, you will have to pay. With that in mind, yes it is unconstitutional.

[tugboat]

One thing I learned... if the mandate penalty can be zeroed out...it also can, in the future, be reinstated by Congress; meaning they can reinstate a penalty at their choosing. This mandate should be ENTIRELY REMOVED.

[rosecolombo]

I wrote the first blog in the nationabou t February 2009 before congress passed the unread Obamacare and rubber stamped it, "approved." I emailed my blog to every congressman and senator including my own entitled, "Obamacare Care is Unconstitutional and illegal" and why....posted on congress.org, and all a vailable sites on the internet. FOX used my blog for their news stories on Obamacare after I posted it for public review. I was informed that my blog was read in part on the congressional record on the House floor with my name. Liberal media was very angry when I was interviewed by them about my book and Obamacare....One attorney host on a major station told the audience not to listen to me and that Obamacare did not include death panels, but now he knows I was right as well as the nation .

[TiempoNuevo-ewty]

Thank you C-Span for recording this proceeding of the Supreme Court Case. Thank you for supporting a free and open America.

[renernewton]

Congress and all law makers should also have the same as is offered to us.

[goldieirish]

The 2017 Congress Did want to end it!! Except John Rhino McCain's thumbs down!! GO

[johnpaval]

Justice Barrett sounds awfully smart to me and fairminded to me, now that all the shouting is over. :)

[oneoftherobs]

This whole debacle would've been referred to as racketeering just a few decades ago.

[julieselden]

This entire thing needs to go. The Affordable care act is not affordable. Also just because they zeroed out that we have to pay, doesn't mean that they can not come back at any time and add a dollar amount to it. Nope the entire thing must go!

[johncole]

A really simple solution; Government healthcare should be at a state level only NOT on a federal level.

[kryptonarie]

As it turns out, “shall” is not a word of obligation. The Supreme Court of the United States ruled that “shall” really means “may” – quite a surprise to attorneys who were taught in law school that “shall” means “must”. In fact, “must” is the only word that imposes a legal obligation that something is mandatory.Jan 27, 2019

[DeathValleyDazed]

Nothing like hearing the real thing. Thanks for your production team making this happen!

[johnathanbusse]

Whats to stop congress from changing the zero to another high rate again? Just because it has been zeroed out does not make it ok. That would be very easy to un zero it out. If it is gone thats no longer a threat. As long as it sits it could be used at any point.