“He’s probably correct. Its very doubtful the USSC will overturn this.”
That’s not the point...the bill is clearly unconstitutional - but the only reason it might stand is because we no longer enforce those parts of the Constitution...and Frist knows that.
Thus, even if he believes it will stand, he should keep his mouth shut, at least in public, and not give the Court more rationale than they already have given themselves to uphold this garbage. Now they can say: “See, even Republican leaders agree this is constitutional” - and they will say that - worded differently (like, “there’s a consensus now that government programs are good”)...that’s why people like Frist need to simply KEEP QUIET.
To those that think it impossible to overturn this monstrosity, it took 10 years of fighting to put the brakes on McCain/Finegold and decades fighting for the right to bear arms. Anything can be undone if people have the will to continue fighting...A lot of times it is how within the law the opposition poses their argument. Frist was a poor majority leader and hasn’t changed since he left the senate. But he is rich in moolah...