Posted on 06/27/2012 4:48:51 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the U.S. Supreme Court prepared to announce a decision on President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law, one of the legislation's chief supporters predicted that it would be upheld by a 6-3 vote.
Nancy Pelosi, the House of Representatives' Democratic leader, said she can see Chief Justice John Roberts siding with Obama in an anticipated divided Supreme Court ruling on Thursday.
"I believe 6-3," Pelosi told the Reuters Washington Summit on Wednesday.
She reasoned that a decision upholding the law would require the support of Justice Anthony Kennedy, a moderate conservative who often controls the outcome of the court's rulings since the justices frequently are split in their decisions.
"If you get Kennedy, I don't think that Roberts would want it to look political" and oppose it, Pelosi said, alluding to the fact that Roberts has said he favors unanimity on his court.
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Vote.
I’m sure the decision has been leaked, but I’m really surprised it hasn’t made the mainstream or alternative press.
Is that a purse Steny Hoyer is carrying? For Nancy?
Is that a purse Steny Hoyer is carrying? For Nancy?
Is that a purse Steny Hoyer is carrying? For Nancy?
I just noticed in that picture that Stoney is holding her purse.
Man up, Stoney! What a wuss.
Yes, and he is also holding hands with a man while carrying said purse. And, come to think of it, “Steny Hoyer” just sounds really gay.
“...I agree to this Constitution, with all its faults, if they are such... and believe further, that this is likely to be well-administered for a course of years, and can only end in despotism, as other forms have done before it, when the people shall become so corrupted as to need despotic government, being incapable of any other...”
Benjamin Franklin, 1787, urging the adoption of the US Constitution.
They voted in 2008 too. That’s how we got here.
the elites have wanted to saddle Americans forever with paying more money to the govt coffers and now is their chance to do it by making a SS type taxation system that we can't get out of ....except the favored few...unions, govt workers etc...they'll probably all be exempt....and of course the Congresscritters...
they'll probably tear the Constitution to bits just to please their political hacks....
be very afraid...
I just read this same reasoning somewhere else, Hotair I think.
I’m thinking 6-3 for dumping it all.
I must correct myself. Some people voted. Many didn’t. Many shouldn’t. It certainly isn’t helping though.
Fun thought about the purse, but Steny is holding John Lewis’ hand. The other hand is empty. The partially pictured woman next to Steny is carrying the purse.
Whatever she says you can always expect the opppsite.
6-3 mandate down.
She’s the first as of a mad cow, getting mad cow disease.
not saying the pubs would not have knuckled under to bamey , but it would have at least been a fight...
consider that when you vote...every vote has consequences....and we're paying for the consequences of having too many throw their vote away...
still angry about the Perotist....I hated George the Sr and Dole was really just an old man, but would have taken them both over a crook rat liberal like Clinton...who spent 8 yrs appointed crooked liberal judges...
She used 6-3 last week , too. That makes me suspicious that she got leaked info.
NO REAL MAN holds hands with anothet unless they are ill or weak.
I never cared for Dole — or McCain either — in their politics, but Mitt Romney isn’t worthy to shine their shoes.
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