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To: carranza2 who wrote (493383)6/29/2012 10:23:21 AM
From: simplicity11 Recommendations   of 793926
 
IMO the Taxing Power justification is extremely dangerous because all Congress has to do to validly enact a dodgy law, one which would otherwise not pass constitutional muster, is to add a penalty/tax to it as a pretext, then not take steps to collect it. Coupled with the affirmation of the interpretative doctrine requiring a court to bend over backwards to validate a law against constitutional challenges, Roberts gave congress a simple road map to follow for essentially doing anything it wishes to do.

Well said!

I can't agree with all of these theories coming out that Roberts has some sort of noble, hidden motive for doing what he did. The right and sensible thing to do would have been to rule alongside Scalia, Thomas, Alito and Kennedy. This supposed circuitous route toward what's best (and Constitutional) for America isn't working for me.

And what was his reasoning for ruling as he did on Arizona's SB-1070?

His job is to uphold the U.S. Constitution, and allowing any other quasi-political considerations to deter him from that charge is an affront to his lofty position in defense of the concept of human liberty.

In all of my years I can count on the fingers of one hand the people I have despised. I despise John Roberts for what he did yesterday.
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