Maybe this was Robert’s plan all along to gut it and strangle it and leave it like a corpse hanging in the wind.
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I wish I had your confidence in the “integrity” of our court system and the “cleverness” of Justice Roberts.
But I don’t.
I fully expect a split decision based on an “Intent of Congress” ruling in favor of the status quo.
Dems are having second thoughts about employer mandate. So the SCOTUS gut one funding source, the Dems repeal the other funding sources and taxes, problem is Obamacare still doles out the benefits. It will end up very little benefits will be repealed and most onerous taxes to fund it will be repealed. Net effect will be medical insurance for the poor with no revenue stream to pay for it. Instead of dying, the gov will avoid taking the benefits away and fund it by borrowing.
I agree. Hoping for a Constitutionally-based ruling at his point is, in my opinion, hopeless optimism.
Why did Roberts need to be “clever” and aid in the incredible damage done to our health care system and country when he could simply done the right thing the first time and struck this abominable law down?