https://hotair.com/headlines/archives/2012/12/27/the-real-person-of-the-year-john-roberts/feed/HotAir is the leading conservative blog for breaking news and commentary covering the Biden administration, politics, media, culture, and current elections.en-usTue, 09 Jun 2026 05:12:25 -0400<![CDATA[Whatever his motives, ruling the way he did required Roberts to rewrite the law. In the text of the legislation, the penalty for not purchasing insurance was not described as a tax; it did not appear in the section of the law pertaining to taxes; and it wasn&#8217;t primarily intended to raise revenue, but to compel somebody to purchase a product. Nonetheless, Roberts decided it was operationally a tax on not buying insurance.]]>Thu, 27 Dec 2012 19:00:54 -0500<![CDATA[Allahpundit]]>https://hotair.com/headlines/2012/12/27/the-real-person-of-the-year-john-roberts-n98649