I am really unhappy about the decision to allow the government to mandate health care coverage and to TAX people when you don't purchase it. But let's focus on that something else first, To start off, i disagree with the majority opinion written by Chief Justice of the SCOTUS, Mr John Roberts. He has received a lot of flack from Republicans and conservatives for going with the liberal side of the court. My main bone to pick with Mr Roberts is that he was influenced by what happened with Bush vs Gore and didn't want the court to have too seem partisan and to have his court (while he is Chief Justice) to be thought as illegitimate. Yes I said it. You should never make decisions based on how your the legacy of the court will be looked at. From everything I know about John Roberts, he seemed like a middle to right justice and it just stuns me with his decision. I just don't truly believe John Roberts had thought evolution on the specific topic of allowing the government to tax and penalize for you not buying something. This ruling has a far reaching impact as it allows our government to "tax" or penalize us for not doing something. This vote was not about whether you think people should have universal health care (which i think we all somewhat agree people should have in the US). It is about whether you want the government to have your hands on your life even more than it already is.
My conclusion is that I hope that John Roberts voted on what he believed and didn't think about politics or his legacy. When people do not make decisions on how they truly believe (ex. - check out most politicians (Dems and Repubs) in Congress for more than 10 years), this country is hurt by that behavior.
Good day everyone.....