July 5, 2012 9:39AM 

# Obamacare Rethink Maybe 

By [Ilya Shapiro](https://www.cato.org/people/ilya-shapiro) 

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Right before leaving town for the summer, the Supreme Court ruled 8–1 that “Rethink Maybe” was the pop hit of the summer, overtaking last year’s [remake of “Every Breath You Take”](https://www.cato.org/the-federal-governments-police-power/):

> **Rethink Maybe**
> 
> 
> I filed a brief with the Court, 
> Don’t worry, it’s rather short 
> Constitution and not tort, 
> But now you’re in my way
> 
> 
> I’d trade my soul for a wish, 
> Limited powers it is 
> Nobody expected this, 
> But now you’re in my way
> 
> 
> Blue-eyed stare was holdin’, 
> Black-robed, balls-strikes callin’ 
> Then you started cavin’ 
> Where you think you’re goin’, CJ?
> 
> Hey, John Roberts, 
> This is crazy, 
> Mandates aren’t taxes, 
> So rethink, maybe?
> 
> 
> It’s hard to look right, 
> At you CJ, 
> Your op makes no sense, 
> So rethink, maybe?
> 
> 
> I just read you, 
> The ruling’s crazy, 
> Read Article I, 
> And rethink, maybe?
> 
> 
> The other justices, 
> Ruled on the law, 
> But you played politics, 
> So rethink, maybe?
> 
> 
> You thought Congress was remiss, 
> But changed your mind after this 
> You gave me the Commerce Clause, 
> But still, you’re in my way
> 
> 
> I beg, and argue and plead 
> Had foresight, reason indeed 
> I didn’t know how I’d feel, 
> But now it’s in my way
> 
> 
> Blue-eyed stare was holdin’, 
> Black-robed, balls-strikes callin’ 
> Then you started cavin’ 
> Where you think you’re goin’, CJ?
> 
> 
> It’s hard to look right, 
> At you CJ, 
> Your op makes no sense, 
> So rethink, maybe?
> 
> Hey, John Roberts, 
> This is crazy, 
> Mandates aren’t taxes, 
> So rethink, maybe?
> 
> It’s hard to look right, 
> At you CJ, 
> Your op makes no sense, 
> So rethink, maybe?
> 
> 
> All other justices, 
> Ruled on the law, 
> Mandates aren’t taxes, 
> So rethink, maybe?
> 
> 
> When you came onto the Court 
> I thought you so rad 
> My man-crush so bad 
> My man-crush so, so bad
> 
> 
> Now thanks to you I’ll pay this tax 
> It made me so mad 
> But now I’m just sad 
> It makes me so, so sad
> 
> 
> It’s hard to look right, 
> At you CJ, 
> Mandates aren’t taxes, 
> So rethink, maybe?
> 
> 
> I just read you, 
> The ruling’s crazy, 
> Read Article I, 
> And rethink, maybe?
> 
> 
> The other justices, 
> Ruled on the law, 
> But you played politics, 
> So rethink, maybe?
> 
> 
> When you came onto the Court 
> I thought you so rad 
> My man-crush so bad 
> My man-crush so, so bad
> 
> 
> Now thanks to you I’ll pay this tax 
> It makes me so sad 
> And you should know that
> 
> 
> So rethink, maybe?

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[Health Care](https://www.cato.org/health-care), [Constitutional Law](https://www.cato.org/constitutional-law), [Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies](https://www.cato.org/robert-levy-center-constitutional-studies) 

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