{"id":7446,"date":"2012-06-28T13:14:49","date_gmt":"2012-06-28T18:14:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/kathyschiffer\/?p=7446"},"modified":"2016-09-30T15:58:56","modified_gmt":"2016-09-30T20:58:56","slug":"tax-away-big-government-aca-moves-forward","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/kathyschiffer\/2012\/06\/tax-away-big-government-aca-moves-forward\/","title":{"rendered":"Tax Away, Big Government! ACA Moves Forward"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>

\"\"<\/a>Well, that just put a lid on everything<\/strong> I had been planning to tell you about today.\u00a0 How can you screech about a new video game, or crabby comboxes, or ice cream flavors, when our federal government continues to usurp cherished American freedoms?<\/p>\n

Obamacare cannot be supported under the Commerce Clause,<\/strong> ruled the Supreme Court in a 5-4 vote; but it can be implemented as a tax.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yessiree:<\/strong>\u00a0 Despite President Obama\u2019s multiple assertions that \u201cThis is not a tax,\u201d <\/em>a tax it is.\u00a0 So said the Supreme Court, with Catholic Justice John Roberts as the surprise dark horse whose vote with the liberals to\u00a0 interpret the ACA in a new way, not the way intended by the President, tipped the scales\u2014essentially giving new life to the Affordable Care Act and giving the Obama Administration a big victory.<\/p>\n

One of the more interesting quotes<\/strong> emanating from the Court\u2014a quote which will likely be used again and again by the Bishops, the Republicans and all who oppose government intrusion into religious life\u2014came from Justice Ruth Ginsberg.\u00a0 Ginsberg said (emphasis mine):<\/p>\n

A mandate to purchase a particular product would be unconstitutional if, for example, the edict impermissibly abridged the freedom of speech, inter\u00adfered with the free exercise of religion<\/strong>, or infringed on a liberty interest protected by the Due Process Clause.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The U.S. Bishops were quick to release a statement,<\/strong> outlining their continuing concerns \u00a0about the Affordable Care Act.\u00a0 In summary, the USCCB cited three major areas of concern:<\/p>\n

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