<Dd> (T) he statute reads more naturally as a command to buy insurance than as a tax, and I would uphold it as a command if the Constitution allowed it . It is only because the Commerce Clause does not authorize such a command that it is necessary to reach the taxing power question . And it is only because we have a duty to construe a statute to save it, if fairly possible, that § 5000A can be interpreted as a tax . Without deciding the Commerce Clause question, I would find no basis to adopt such a saving construction . </Dd> <P> No other justice joined this segment of the Chief Justice's opinion . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Parts of this article (those related to documentation) need to be updated . Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information . (June 2017) </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Parts of this article (those related to documentation) need to be updated . Please update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information . (June 2017) </Td> </Tr>

The powers given to congress are called delegated or enumerated powers