[Conscience of a Conservative]

Eh, he doesn’t even have to declare the federal government to be a “state.” All he has to do is say that the omission of Federally-created exchanges from the section dealing with subsidies was a “scrivener’s error.”

(Frankly, that’s exactly what I think he’ll do, if SCOTUS even takse the case - if he had any interest in striking down Obamacare, he would have done so in the previous case)

[Jeff Chandler]

All he has to do is say that the omission of Federally-created exchanges from the section dealing with subsidies was a “scrivener’s error.”

That doesn't fly at all. It was not accidental omission. The language was clearly written to punish states which didn't get on board. It was specifically included on multiple versions.