[capt. norm]

Would that not cause the whole bill to be void? How can we pick and choose parts?

In their haste to pass it, the Dems forgot to put in the usual severance clause that states that if any portion of the law is struck down, the rest will remain in force.

They use that on most bills but forgot it on this one...and they can't go back to fix it because they no longer have the votes. To top that off, a number of Dems are now saying they are against it.

[greeneyes]

I am not so sure they “forgot”. Maybe they just wanted to make sure that everyone got their special deal, and if one deal fell apart, then no deal for anyone else.

Could even be evil intentions. If the mandate to purchase fails, then the Insurance Company wouldn't get it's trade off for providing coverage for preexisting conditions.