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With the individual mandate dead, the rest of Obamacare is unconstitutional

By Justin Haskins

Published May 19, 2018 4:00am ET

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With the individual mandate dead, the rest of Obamacare is unconstitutional — President Barack Obama gestures during a statement in the State Dining Room of the White House, on Thursday, Sept. 18, 2014, in Washington. Obama spoke after Congress voted to arm and train moderate Syrian rebels in the fight against the Islamic State group. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci) | (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

Almost no one saw it coming.

In 2012, Chief Justice John Roberts famously ruled the Affordable Care Act’s provision mandating most people purchase health insurance or else pay a fine constitutional on the basis that Congress has the authority to tax individuals, and the so-called Obamacare “fine” is effectively a tax.

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