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		massysett on Jan 14, 2017 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Affordable Care 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 on Jan 14, 2017 [–]

This 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/Plessy_v._Ferguson

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