Quote:
Originally Posted by Hank Chinaski
i was saying if you are right, and the only reason the whole argument wasn't thrown out as a 9-0 affirmance of the law (not even whether they are affirming 1 decision or contrary ones) is politics then why not throw out everything. You better hope your'e wrong about the 5 likely to kill this monster being solely politically motivated cuz if they are they can kill it despite precedent.
like in gore/Bush the Supreme's stole the sacred right to vote w/o justification, stopping the Godlike good work of all those fucked up Dems in florida. give me a fucking break.
|
If I were betting my own money, I would bet that they uphold the individual mandate by a 6-3, 7-2 or 8-1 vote. I think Roberts doesn't want his Court to be known for a divisive, highly-charged, partisan 5-4 decision on this issue. I think Kennedy will go with him, and he will try to get Scalia and Alito to go along. Thomas is a lost cause. I tend to think that oral argument doesn't affect the outcome much, in this or any case, so I think people are overreacting to what happened last week.
But I wouldn't bet much money on it.
Threaded Mode