Justice Scalia steps up criticism of healthcare ruling

[Eugene]

Source: Reuters

Justice Scalia steps up criticism of healthcare ruling

WASHINGTON | Sun Jul 29, 2012 4:12pm EDT

(Reuters) - Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia on Sunday renewed his criticism of Chief Justice John Roberts' reasoning in upholding President Barack Obama's 2010 healthcare law and also said the Constitution undoubtedly permits some gun control.

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Scalia joined in a sharply worded dissent on the day of the June 28 ruling and added to his criticism on Sunday.

A central provision of the law is the "individual mandate" that most Americans obtain health insurance by 2014 or pay a penalty. The ruling found that this penalty "may reasonably be characterized as a tax" and thus would be constitutionally permissible under the power of Congress to impose taxes.

"There is no way to regard this penalty as a tax. ... In order to save the constitutionality, you cannot give the text a meaning it will not bear," Scalia said.

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Read more: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/07/29/us-usa-court-scalia-idUSBRE86S0OR20120729

[CaliforniaPeggy]

1. STFU, Scalia........you had your say. It's over.

[aquart]

2. YES! Keep reminding Roberts to hate you. ATTA BOY, TONY!

[still_one]

3. WTF, why would any justice on the supreme court do an interview on TV? This man is a sick f**k. /nt

[brewens]

4. Hold all that anger in "Fat Tony"! Just keep pack it down, tighter and tighter! Obama can

replace you too next term! Maybe your buddy "Uncle Thomas" too!

[madrchsod]

5. is`t it time to impeach him?

i can`t remember any supreme court judges doing what tony does

[GoCubsGo]

13. It's long past time.

The same goes for his shadow, Clarence, who has been attending political events with his teabagger wife.

[Bandit]

16. Elect a Super Majority of Democrats and that "might" be a possibility

There is NO WAY in Hell it could happen any other way....It takes a Super Majority to Impeach and remove a Supreme Court Justice

[hughee99]

6. I'm glad the ACA passed, but Fat Tony is right this one time

it's not a tax. Calling it one doesn't make it so.

[still_one]

10. That is your view, the majority on the court said it was. /nt

[hughee99]

11. Yes, the majority of the court also said corporations are people.

That doesn't make it true, either.

[still_one]

12. Excellent rebuttal. However, I think the interpretation could very much be ruled as a tax. /nt

[Bandit]

17. No they didn't

They said Corporations have the same rights as people..

[Son of Gob]

20. That's not true, one person on the court said it was.

The other four said it was constitutional under the commerce clause.

[benld74]

7. He's on it for life, he even STATED he is,

he's a cancer on this country.

AND of course WALLACE doesnt ask him about speaking at a Koch fuction PRIOR to the Corps are People vote.

[mythology]

8. I would suggest that the blithering idiot remember the words he said about Bush v Gore

Get over it. You lost Scalia.

[Thinkingabout]

9. Mandate is what the insured has had for years.

Medical facilities has had to spread the cost of the uninsured on to those who pay and are insured. The House voted the other day to repeal ACA and in the same week those voting to repeal ACA voted to keep their health care, another mandate, we have to pay for their coverage but they want to deny our coverage.

[n2doc]

14. Go on fat pig, work yourself into a lather

Maybe you'll have a coronary and leave the court.

[Greybnk48]

15. He is so fucking trashy.

How the hell did he ever get appointed to the Supreme Court?

[spanone]

18. it's a done deal tony, tone, toni....blow it out yer ass.

[HooptieWagon]

19. Hey, Tony! You lost! Get over it!

[reflection]

21. As you so recently said, Mr. Scalia, re: Bush v Gore

"get over it"