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Roberts ruled the mandate as function of Congressional authority to tax.
Justice Roberts engaged in mental contortions to hold that the individual mandate exceeded Congress’ Commerce Clause power,
but was constitutional under Congress’ taxing authority (joining with the four liberal Justices).
His was the swing vote.
While there were reports he originally intended to vote otherwise, and was swayed by the pressures, those reports never have been verified and probably never will be given the secrecy that attaches to Supreme Court deliberations
http://legalinsurrection.com/2013/09/still-swallowing-chief-justice-roberts-bitter-obamacare-pill/
Federalism survives (10th Amendment) but towards what ends?
Sucks for you that it went constitutional, eh?
I get a kick out of people saying that the SCOTUS decision was anything but what it actually was, a ruling that the ACA is legal under the COTUS.
Besides, who ever said COTUS was a suicide pact?