Chief Justice John Roberts's opinion in Independent Business v. Sebelius was surprising because

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Chief Justice John Roberts's opinion in Independent Business v. Sebelius was surprising because he upheld the majority of the Affordable Care Act as constitutional under Congress's power to tax, even though many opponents argued that the individual mandate was not a valid exercise of Congress's commerce clause power. Roberts's opinion set a precedent that Congress can tax "inactivity," such as the decision not to purchase health insurance.

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