[ScottinVA]

Only 51 Senators are needed to offload this thing. We conservatives need to first concentrate on regaining the Senate and defeating Obama Those are entirely doable.

After spending yesterday in a funk, I was encouraged to see the so-called “bounce” for Obama on the heels of the USSC ruling has come and gone.

Let`s push to get the pro-Obamacare thugs out of office. That`s Job One. If there`s nothing else Roberts has done, it`s much more clearly defined the issue. It`s a ****ing TAX, and GOPers need to make that point succinctly and clearly.. that they will push to repeal it.

[Kaslin]

With only 51 needed the to repeal the disastrous 0bamacare it is indeed possible, and yes we have to concentrate to take the Senate back, which is absolutely necessary. I prefer the super majority. While it is true that we only need 51 votes for the repeal, the other 9 might come in handy some other times.

All in all your post is very well said

[chuckee]

“Only 51 Senators are needed to offload this thing. We conservatives need to first concentrate on regaining the Senate”

The only unintended consequence Of Roberts’ too smart by half legal opinion to manipulate the passage of Obamacare is that he may have given Republican Senate candidates a boost in taking a majority of the Senate. By upholding it under the taxing provisions of the Constitution rather than the Commerce provision, a Republican Senate can at least repeal the mandate and possibly the whole monstrosity by a
simple 51 majority rather than filibuster proof 60 majority
I heard Hume on Fox today saying that declaring it a tax makes it subject to a repeal thru the budget reconciliation process requiring only a simple majority whereas upholding it under the Commerce provision would not subject to the budget conciliation process and require 60 votes.
Roberts’ decision stinks but at least the making lemonade from lemons principle may apply if this motivates the base to get out to gain a Senate majority to kill this thing.