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The mandate was not upheld as constitutional, because there is no mandate. One can decide not to buy insurance, and instead pay a penalty. The Court ruled that
by massysett 10y ago
The mandate was not upheld as constitutional, because there is no mandate.
One can decide not to buy insurance, and instead pay a penalty. The Court ruled that this penalty is a permissible tax.
- hoorayimhelping 10y agoThis doesn't make it right, or even correct. The Supreme Court is not infallible and often gets it wrong. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dred_Scott https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dred_Scott https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plessy_v._Ferguson https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plessy_v._Ferguson