SCOTUS 5 to do some "super-legislating" on "Obamacare" care law today?

[Bugsy McGurk]

We all know that the 4 diehard GOP activists on the court will vote to throw out "Obamacare" since the GOP now opposes the individual mandate that conservative Republicans proposed before it was made part of "Obamacare." And I assume that Clarence Thomas' activist wife, who lobbied against the law, has told Clarence what type of decision he should come him with (cons snicker at the thought that he should have recused himself given the obvious conflict). The non-cons on the SCOTUS will defer to the policy decisions of Congress, as the courts are supposed to do.

So to all comes down to Justice Kennedy. Will he join the 4 diehard SCOTUS GOP activists in some extreme judicial activism, or will he defer to Congress?

Stay tuned...we could find out today.

 

[worldlymrb]

The entire ObamaCare bill is illegal and should be thrown out as it was only passed in a budget reconciliation. Only budgets (aka Spending/tax collections) are supposed to be passed in reconciliation, NOT LAWS

 

[GordonGecko]

Three major political scenarios for Mitt-

1. Full overturn. Mass celebrations on the Right for a few weeks...but then? Romney is FORCED to come up with his own SPECIFIC, DETAILED plan for health care reform which isn't "socialist".

2. Partial overturn. It's endlessly debated. Romney has to get wonkish and start talking about the stuff he likes that he'll keep...and the stuff he'll "repeal on Day One of my Presidency"...and hope people can figure out which is which.

3. PPACA stands as law. Romney relieved. Has to present NO plan for health care reform and still can run on "I'll repeal Obamacare as President and come up with stuff LATER". Short-term the Base will be depressed...but long-term they'll get re-energized as they try to convince themselves that Romney "means it".....until that "creeping suspicion about Mitt" starts to worm its way into their minds again.

 

[Bugsy McGurk]

Fascinating observation, but not even cons made that an issue before the SCOTUS.

The SCOTUS cons will do their "super-legislating" on other grounds.

 

[GordonGecko]

The entire ObamaCare bill is illegal and should be thrown out as it was only passed in a budget reconciliation. Only budgets (aka Spending/tax collections) are supposed to be passed in reconciliation, NOT LAWS

"Obama will just dictate another executive order declaring health care a national security issue, and ordering HHS/FDA and Homeland Security to enact REGULATIONS to replace laws."---worldly

If Scenario #1 happens?....watch worldly have to go to "Well...he will SOON" prediction mode.

 

[Bugsy McGurk]

Three major political scenarios for Mitt-

1. Full overturn. Mass celebrations on the Right for a few weeks...but then? Romney is FORCED to come up with his own SPECIFIC, DETAILED plan for health care reform which isn't "socialist".

2. Partial overturn. It's endlessly debated. Romney has to get wonkish and start talking about the stuff he likes that he'll keep...and the stuff he'll "repeal on Day One of my Presidency"...and hope people can figure out which is which.

3. PPACA stands as law. Romney relieved. Has to present NO plan for health care reform and still can run on "I'll repeal Obamacare as President and come up with stuff LATER". Short-term the Base will be depressed...but long-term they'll get re-energized as they try to convince themselves that Romney "means it".....until that "creeping suspicion about Mitt" starts to worm its way into their minds again.

Surely you jest. Not even waterboarding could get Willard and the GOP to detail what they mean by "replace" with their "repeal and replace" slogan.

Willard would just continue his dancing.