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The wait is over. On their last day in session, the Supreme Court of the United States upheld President Obama’s signature legislation, commonly referred to as “ObamaCare.” In a 5-4 landmark decision, with Chief Justice John Roberts as the swing vote, the Supreme Court ruled the entire law will be upheld and that the mandate is in fact a legitimate operation of Congress’s power to tax. “Because the Constitution permits such a tax, it is not our role to forbid it, or to pass upon its wisdom or fairness,” said Roberts. Thursday’s ruling is clearly a victory for the Obama administration and has left Republicans saying that they will repeal the law.
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