His decision in that case wasn’t out of line with precedent and law.
I don't disagree with that statement, except for the fact that if you actually read the rulings from leftists judges you would find that it's also precedent to bring in "facts" like the statements of politicians that directly impinge on the case. "Living Constitution" justices ("Fucking Commie Traitors") rule based on them. Communist judges have struck down Donald Trump's Executive Orders as exercised plenary powers based on them!!! Courts have demanded that he justify his decisions or they become invalid!!!
Since The Obama Administration was on record, dozens of times across the board, arguing that the mandate was NOT a tax, but a legitimate power of the Legislative and Executive branch, and Roberts ruled based on the premise that it was a tax and within their purview, your statement rings totally hollow.
However, it is absolutely evidence why the left has no operating principals, no honor, and no couth whatsoever. They are for whatever pop-policy/political correctness/media cause de jure they think will play to the stupidest Americans.
People like
@RyanScott need to be told what the Constitution means. The rest of us can read it and interpret it correctly without going to law school and being corrupted by a legal system that runs on precedent rather than on the clear meaning of laws and what the words actually say.
Honestly, your argument (even though it's true) means absolutely zero, because you have no principals. If you like a different outcome in another case you will reverse your argument without a second thought. There is no authority without guiding principals or we're a country of big men rather than a country of laws.
The Constitution is the largest impediment to leftists creating a perfect utopia and perfecting mankind into angels. They hate it with all their beings and everything they are. Swearing an oath to the thing that defies their entire philosophy makes every single one of them a liar of the most dishonorable sort, including Obama who is on record saying our Constitution needs not to have "negative rights", but "positive ones".
Fuck you.