It’s disturbing that a SCOTUS Justice is so powerful and it is uncomfortable to think how he must view his power. I wonder if enjoys the power, if he enjoys being the deciding justice on this.
If Justice Kennedy votes against, he will be remembered for not much. If he votes for, all of history will remember him. If he votes against, he will have denied a certain segment of people the ‘right’ to healthcare. If he votes against, he could be blamed for people dying.
And as all the justices are so insulated, there’s not much of a chance that they will be disturbed by public opinion although some pundits have said the opposite.
The commentary has him grilling the Obama lawyer intensely and then holding a carrot out at the end. Could it be that all the while he was grilling this lawyer, that he was searching for the characterization argument dealing with ‘uniqueness’? And then at the end, the ‘professor’ gave the ‘student’ a glimpse of the correct answer.
My own view is that it won’t matter much on how Kennedy votes on the individual mandate. Please read and comment on the post of this link:
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/2863884/posts?page=26#26
If Congress exempts federal workers, which it has, if members of SCOTUS shall have their own healthcare, which it will, then o’bamacare is DOA.
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Yep... The fact that our great republic teeters on the brink and its future now literally comes down to a “yay” or “nay” vote by one judge in a black robe is disturbingly mind-boggling.