re: John Roberts presiding over impeachment trial

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He applied the tax and spend power to legislation that was “not a tax”. In oral arguments the HHS legal team re-asserted the legislation was “not a tax”, yet Roberts justified upholding Obamacare based on taxing power.

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The legislation was orally argues as "not a tax" yes. But the actual written legislation, which is what has to be ruled on labeled the orally argued "penalty" as a tax. That is where the democrats and their lawyers actually carried the day. They knew an oral argument that is at odds with the actual legislation gets ignored.

Like I said the republicans got bitch slapped in front of the court by better lawyers.