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GOP Congressman Wants To Amend Constitution To Stop Obamacare ‘Tax’ | After the Supreme Court upheld the Affordable Care Act, Republicans seized on the fact that the individual mandate was ruled as constitutional under Congress’ taxing power, falsely claiming that it is a “massive tax hike” on the middle class. But Rep. Ben Quayle (R-AZ) wants to fight against the ruling by amending the Constitution so that a law cannot be considered a tax unless Congress calls it a tax.

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