Post #50:
Constitutionally, the SC does not make decisions on the basis of whether or not something is funded. If SC declares the mandate unconstitutional, but leaves the rest, it will be up to Congress to get rid of the other parts.
I fear we are all screwed.
The mandate was the funding mechanism ,,, without forcing people to buy the H/C plan there is no funding . It’s true Congress can defund programs to kill a program when they want to but 0bamacare will starve it’s self from no funding without the mandate in tact and will need no help from Congress . The program will colapse now unless Congress decides to fund it in order to keep it alive . Stick a fork in it if the mandate is struck down .