Regrettably, the court will almost certainly rule in favor of ObamaCare and its subsidies in spite of the wording and intention of the actual law.
We are not a nation of laws any more.
I bet it will be a 5-4 decision.
I think we all know how wise Latina, the ACLU rep on the Supreme Court, etc. will vote.
It will all come down to Roberts and Kennedy, as to whether they think the federal government exceeded authority.
From what I understand, the actual text of the law refers to the states administering the law, and providing subsidies. The federal government is not to provide subsidies.
While the text of the law may be clear, I do think it’s likely that the Court will decide that the written text of the law doesn’t matter. I’m cynical enough to think that.
“We are not a nation of laws any more.”
Our system only works when those at the reigns believe in the moral importance of our basic principles. What percentage of those empowered in one way or another in our nation actually live by unassailable principle? I don’t know the answer, but what I see is moral relativism and an ‘ends justifies the means’ rationalization by a lot of self-convinced narcissists. I’m sure Stalin rationalized he was justified as well when he stayed up at night writing death orders. There is no limit to the evil that can happen when people’s egos are not modulated by a higher principle.