Supremely Political: Did Roberts Pen BOTH Opinions?
By: savejersey (Diary) | July 6th at 02:05 PM |
By Matt Rooney | Cross-posted at SaveJersey.com The ObamaCare backstory gets worse all the time, Save Jerseyans. We can never really know what happened in chambers. That said, emerging anonymous accounts seem to comport with what we can plainly observe about this repugnant capitulation to unconstitutional, unrestrained big government by Chief Justice John Roberts. It was supremely political. Be assured, I’m not leveling this charge simply | Read More »
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Get Ready for Mandatory Gym Membership, America!
By: savejersey (Diary) | July 5th at 04:05 PM |
By Matt Rooney | Cross-posted at SaveJersey.com Thanks to Chief Justice Roberts’s ObamaCare decision, Save Jerseyans, it may no longer matter how broadly the Commerce Clause is construed by jurists, scholars and legislators. As of last Thursday, the U.S. Congress can regulate interstate commerce by imposing “taxes” on both acts and omissions via the suddenly-unrestrained federal taxing power. The real difference in layman’s terms? Until now, | Read More »
Liberals Angry at Verrilli for Choking in His Defense of the Indefensible
By: savejersey (Diary) | March 28th at 05:55 AM |
By Matt Rooney | Cross-posted at SaveJersey.com Solicitor General Donald Verrilli had a bad day yesterday, Save Jerseyans. I almost felt for him despite my complete and utter disdain for his cause (and his client, a.k.a. the Obama Administration). Almost. The veteran litigator stumbled his way through what was likely the most momentous oral argument of our time. And as Politico reports, many Court watchers were | Read More »
A Poorer Man Than Dick Cheney Might’ve Died if ObamaCare was in Full Effect
By: savejersey (Diary) | March 25th at 02:45 PM |
By Matt Rooney | Cross-posted at SaveJersey.com Tomorrow is it, Save Jerseyans! Three full days of ObamaCare hearings will commence before the U.S. Supreme Court just days after the second anniversary of the bill’s passage. Another big story out there today, as I’m sure you’ve heard by now, is former Vice President Dick Cheney who underwent a heart transplant this weekend at age 71. This interesting coincidence compels | Read More »