One reason judges make mistakes about the Constitution
Sometimes judges must rely on biased, untrained people for information on how to interpret our Constitution.
Mr. President, Do the right thing: End the unconstitutional vaccination mandate
There is no Supreme Court authority higher than [Chief Justice] Marshall, and he himself told us that “health laws of every description” are matters for determination by the states.
New Article on What “Taxes” Are (And Aren’t) Under the Constitution, and the Implications for Obamacare
Was the Supreme Court right to call Obamacare’s insurance penalty a “tax?”
The Meaning of the Commerce Power and Congress’s and the Courts’ Use (And Abuse) Of It
Are you interested in the true meaning of, and limits on, the Constitution’s much-abused Commerce Power? In a speech at the University of Utah in Salt Lake City on November 19, 2013, I outlined the intended scope of the power, how I reached my conclusions, and how the Supreme Court has stretched the Commerce Power […]
Can the IRS Can Use Liens and Incarceration to Enforce ObamaCare’s Individual Mandate?
“But, money being fungible, the IRS may simply deem my first $1,000 of income-tax withholding to be payment of that penalty,” & use all its intimidation power to collect the $1000 or real tax owed. Continue reading
Supreme Court & health care: Speeding is legal – just pay fine through the IRS!
Pretty much any other mandate could be magically converted into a tax by the same sleight of hand – so long as the penalty for violating it is a fine similar to the one that enforces the individual mandate. Continue reading
Supreme Court & health care: Speeding is legal – just pay fine through the IRS!
Pretty much any other mandate could be magically converted into a tax by the same sleight of hand – so long as the penalty for violating it is a fine similar to the one that enforces the individual mandate. Continue reading
Rob Natelson on Supreme Court’s sophistry, why mandatory insurance is not a tax
The rampant sophistry of the SCOTUS decision. Why mandatory insurance is not a tax, and if it is, it’s unconstitutional because it’s a direct tax that is not apportioned among the states. Continue reading
Kopel: Neither Constitution or tax law justifies excise tax for not buying a product
Kopel: “There is literally no constitutional or tax-law precedent for the notion that an individual can be subject to an excise tax merely for choosing not to buy a product.” Continue reading
Obama’s SCOTUS Victory Speech Translated (by John Stossel)
After the Supremes approved Obamacare yesterday, the President gave a speech. John Stossel think it needs de-coding. Continue reading
Paul Hsieh, MD on SCOTUS ObamaCare ruling
1) American health care will be in deep trouble in just a few years. 2) There are plenty of good ideas for free market health care reform. 3) ObamaCare must be defeated politically. Continue reading
Dave Kopel Explains SCOTUS ObamaCare Decision
Host Jon Caldara is joined by Dave Kopel, constitutional law professor and attorney of record for two (count ’em, two) Independence Institute amicus briefs in the Obamacare Supreme Court case, to dissect and explain the court’s rulings on the controversial health care law. Continue reading
