‘AN IMMENSE DEBT OF GRATITUDE OWED’

            It’s a pretty good bet’ Chief Justice John Roberts, of the Supreme Court, prob’ly ain’t the most beloved man around conservative circles these days, what with his castin’ the decidin’ vote in favor of Obama-care. But, I’m thinkin’ all of us may’ve gotten a bit ahead of ourselves when the ruling first come out. As in all Supreme Court cases, the ruling is one thing, but the justices’ opinions are where it’s really at. And this time is no exception. Turns out, Justice Roberts may be just a bit more cagey than he's given credit for bein'.

First off, he ruled the ‘individual mandate’ requiring everybody to purchase healthcare insurance was unconstitutional. That means the Federal government cannot force American citizens to purchase ANYTHING… EVER.

And since the government can’t force us to buy, Justice Roberts opined that the government then has to rely on its power to tax in order to fund Obama-care. In so doing, he effectively laid responsibility for the single biggest tax increase in world history at the feet of the ‘powers-that-be’.

And if that tweren’t enough, the premise that the U.S. government can ‘bully’ it’s States into complying with Obama-care by yanking their existing Medicaid funding was also deemed unconstitutional. Justice Roberts stated that if a State takes the money, fine, the Feds can tell the State how to run a program, but if a State refuses the money, then the Federal government cannot penalize the State by yankin’ other funding.

I’m thinkin’ this is liable to cause that bunch up in Washington some serious problems. SCOTUS says that States CAN decline to participate in Obama-care without penalty. So, does that mean we’re gonna have ten or twelve or twenty-five states NOT participating in ‘national’ health-care? Suddenly, it’s not national anymore, is it?

Looks like we all might owe Justice Roberts not only an apology but an immense debt of gratitude.Thank you, sir.