The big disaster hits a brick wall!
Posted on 03/27/2012 9:51:02 AM PDT by C19fan
The Supreme Court just wrapped up the second day of oral arguments in the landmark case against President Obama's healthcare overhaul, and reports from inside the courtroom indicate that the controversial law took quite a beating. Today's arguments focused around the central constitutional question of whether Congress has the power to force Americans to either pay for health insurance or pay a penalty. According to CNN's legal analyst Jeffrey Toobin, the arguments were "a train wreck for the Obama administration."
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The show’s not over till the fat lady votes..............
Yeah I believe what the propagandaists at CNN say, yep, right, uh huh.
The show’s not over till the fat lady votes..............
Kagan?
This is great except I wouldn’t believe one word Jeff Toobin said on a bet.
As a rock-ribbed conservative, I’m used to disappointment.
I’ll believe it when the actual verdict is in. Not before.
Folks, do not get your hopes up... I believe justices often ply the screws to help the case find a way to get around the obstacles...
Here’s a thought. If the mandate is struck down how will that effect the Republican primary race since Romney implemented much the same thing in Massachusetts. How can any conservative vote for Romney but oppose Obama.
Don’t count your chickens - there are plenty of cases where appellate judges ask pointed questions to one side and then rule in that side’s favor.
Agreed, although knowing his usual direction and level of spin, if he is calling it a “train wreck” I suspect "complete and unmitigated disaster" is closer to the truth.
If so, I couldn't be happier!
We all know how CFR turned out. :(
Kennedy? It depends on which side of the bed he gets up on tomorrow.
I still say striking down parts of it but finding a way to punt on most of it is a likely outcome.
Here’s hoping that this Kennedy doesn’t swim away and leave us gasping at the bottom of the pond.
A good general rule of thumb is to not read too much into the questioning arguments of the Supreme court to try to divine what they’re thinking. The only given is that leftist judges will vote the way the left wants them to. So, the only thing we know for sure is that it will be a 5-4 decision. We just don’t know what way it will go.
Trying to use logic to convince a liberal is like explaining algebra to your cat.
/sarcasm on/Because it is okay for a state to force people to buy a product/service and not the Federal gov’t/sarcasm off/
Not exactly. It is not over till Justice KENNEDY votes. He IS THE vote. 5-4. He is the one they have to win to defeat this mess.
The big disaster hits a brick wall!
There is no fat lady on the court. There is no lady on the court. But justice Elana Kagan is fat and gender confused.
It would be more accurate to say "it's not over until Justice Kennedy votes."
What is the population of Massachusetts? What is the population of the United States? Is it possible that what could work in a single state would fall apart if implemented on a nationwide scale because of the sheer number of people involved?
I don't know.
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