[MacMattico]

If this were possible, then Roberts would be a genius, limiting the commerce clause and tricking the libs on the court into allowing the House to repeal their "win".

It can't be this simple, I know I'm missing something.

[commish]

Eric Cantor has scheduled a "repeal Obamacare" vote for July 11th. Because the mandate was defined as a tax, can the House simply repeal the tax, as they have the power of taxation?

The house cannot act unilaterally, the Senate has to vote also.

I may be wrong, but I think that there are two possible scenarios and that is probably what house republicans are looking at.

1. They vote for full repeal of Obamacare. This is dead right now as Ried will just refuse to consider it and will block it from coming to a vote on the Senate floor.

2. They vote to repeal the TAX. I think this may have a chance of reaching the Senate floor under budget reconcilliation rules. As I said I may be wrong but Ried might not be able to block a vote on just a TAX repeal. If so, then all the Dem Senators have to go on record voting and it is possible a couple in danger of losing may flip and vote to repeal.

[garjog]

[dfwgator]

Forget it, it’s over....Roberts dropped The Big One on us.