People Are Saying That Obama's Healthcare Law Got Massacred At The Supreme Court Today

Business Insider ^ | March 27, 2012 | Grace Wyler

[Vigilanteman]

You're right. But from what you've seen of ObaMao so far, do you have any doubt that he would just carry things on by issuing edicts mandating this or that coverage even without the funding mechanism?

Remember, the goal is to eventually drive all private insurance companies out of business so the government approved plan will be the only alternative.

It really doesn't matter whether the government approved plan is actually set up and funded as a separate government agency or is a crony capitalist partner like AARP. All that matters is the top-down control.

Just watch.

[Piranha]

I bet they read every brief and position that lawyers have presented for and against.

The justices would have no reason to read all 2,200 pages of the bill. They are not supposed to invent reasons to hold the law constitutional or unconstitutional. The record was made in the courts below, and their job is to rule based on the arguments raised in the brief. Instead of reading the whole law and finding their own reasons to decide, they should study the sections that have been identified by the lawyers on both sides as having impact on the constitutionality of the law.

If they think that another issue might be important (for example, if they do read the law and find a section that they think might have an impact), then they would ask the lawyers on both sides to prepare briefs to discuss that issue.