Unfortunately, the ruling is the ruling. So the question now becomes one of implementation. I've not yet made up my mind on what this ruling really says. I'm glad liberal warping of the Commerce Clause has finally been restricted (although to what extent remains to be seen). I could live with Justice Roberts calling the "penalty" a "tax", if there was a requirement that it be run back through congress for a new vote. (More to Follow)

Well, I wish this Congress would show some fight. We just had a president nullify legislation and assert that he's going to rule by decree and I haven't heard a peep from them. Where is all the hue and cry of previous years over an "Imperial Presidency?" I'm curently in Afghanistan and it's not easy to keep up with the news, but I would think the congressional outrage would be so loud (from both sides) that I could hear it -- so far, just great, golden drops of silence. Just once in my life I'd love to see congressmen stand for what's right -- not what benefits them or their party.

Voting for Ron Paul (a good man, BTW), or casting a protest vote for "Don Cordell" is a vote for Obama. Sorry, but that's the bald truth. Many conservatives sat out the last election because they didn't like McCain (I didn't like him, either). BUT, how did that protest non-vote work out for us? We really have NO choice other than Obama or Romney. I choose the guy who at the least has worked for a living and aligns himself with lifestyle choices I approve of. Until the younger crop of conservatives is ready for prime time, it's the best we can do.

I don't know why everyone is agonizing over this. Our choice is very simple -- Romney, or 4 more years of Obama. All the chest-beating and rhetoric won't change the simple fact that one of these guys is going to be President for the next 4 years. Whoever that is will likely select two more Supreme Court justices. And, from THAT court will come decisions that will define the shape of American society for the rest of our lives. We win, or lose, this nation for our children based on the outcome of this election. It's hard when you live in monumental times to accept the responsibility for a consequential decision...that's what our individual ballots will be in this election. (More to Follow)

Your reluctance to capitalize "God" tells me all I need to know. I'm sorry life hasn't been kind to you, and I hope you find real happiness. BTW -- I'm not being sarcastic...I really mean that -- I wish you the best. Don // Kabul, Afghanistan

I'm unsure what your point is; however, if you're equating abortion with "freedom to decide if you can raise a child" then this is a faulty parallelism. In that case, real "freedom to decide" should begin before you choose to produce a baby (through the act that creates one). If you can't afford to raise a child, then don't do the thing that produces them. If that's what you meant...if I've misunderstood, I'd appreciate some clarification. Thanks //

Mr. Williams...The Church is muzzled because what was intended for good has been used for evil. The same tax exempt status that was given BECAUSE of the desire for separation of Church and State is now being used to control the Church. Pastors are under an IRS gag order, wherein some anonymous bureaucrat decides whether of not what a preacher says in the pulpit constitutes political speech. If the bureaucrat decides the Pastor is preaching politics rather than religion (and it's a very subjective call), then the church can be audited and lose it's exemption. We need Godly people in our pulpits who'll give up their exempt status and simply proclaim truth, come what may. Better a small congregation of committed Christians than lukewarm.