Thread: Some Justices Question Health Law’s Constitutionality

'U.S. Supreme Court justices hinted they might strike down President Barack Obama’s health-care law as the court’s Republican appointees suggested Congress went too far by requiring Americans to obtain insurance.

On the second of three days of arguments in the historic case, justices’ questions indicated they might split 5-to-4, with the court’s five Republican appointees banding together to topple the law.'

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2012-0...tionality.html

Good.

Unlike most on here it seems, I don't give a rodent's buttocks which party proposed this law. I am completely un-partisan - I KNOW both parties suck at this time in history.

And quite beside whatever else the law contains - the part about forcing American's to purchase insurance is/was asinine and obviously unconstitutional.

My only regret is it is defeated in the Supreme Court along party lines is that the Democratic judges are so politically blind as to not see how obviously unconstitutional that part of the law is.

I heard that the lawyer for the Obama Administration did so poorly that he was getting laughed at. At one point the lib judges were trying to help him out once they figured out he was out of his league.

If Kennedy is the swing vote he is known to decide on the side of liberty.

Will liberty win out?

I can almost guarantee this won't get struck down. In fact I am so sure I will place a bet. If this law is struck down I will allow The Quorum (Conservative social group on this forum) to choose my avatar and signature of the rest of my time on this forum.

Originally Posted by TheTaoOfBill

I can almost guarantee this won't get struck down. In fact I am so sure I will place a bet. If this law is struck down I will allow The Quorum (Conservative social group on this forum) to choose my avatar and signature of the rest of my time on this forum.

Will IlovePalin and her pic do? I will start picking one out.

No, I really don't know which way this will go. The government got some very tough questioning and has argued the mandate as a tax one day and a penalty the next then call it a tax penalty. This will go lib/cons with Kennedy the swing vote.

Originally Posted by Hoosier8

Will IlovePalin and her pic do? I will start picking one out.

No, I really don't know which way this will go. The government got some very tough questioning and has argued the mandate as a tax one day and a penalty the next then call it a tax penalty. This will go lib/cons with Kennedy the swing vote.

But a bet isn't a bet unless someone wins and loses. Any conservatives want to step up and allow the liberal progressive group to pick their avatar?

Originally Posted by TheTaoOfBill

But a bet isn't a bet unless someone wins and loses. Any conservatives want to step up and allow the liberal progressive group to pick their avatar?

I don't bet, nor do I answer what-ifs so I will not take you up on it.

Originally Posted by TheTaoOfBill

I can almost guarantee this won't get struck down. In fact I am so sure I will place a bet. If this law is struck down I will allow The Quorum (Conservative social group on this forum) to choose my avatar and signature of the rest of my time on this forum.

I know the Supreme Court is supposed to argue on facts but they do not like Obama which may play a factor.

Do you remember when Obama called them out to their face in his first State of the Union address and had them mouthing, "he's wrong?"

I guarantee you that Obama is wishing he hadn't criticized them on national television while they were sitting 20 feet away.

Originally Posted by kenrichaed

I know the Supreme Court is supposed to argue on facts but they do not like Obama which may play a factor.

Do you remember when Obama called them out to their face in his first State of the Union address and had them mouthing, "he's wrong?"

I guarantee you that Obama is wishing he hadn't criticized them on national television while they were sitting 20 feet away.

He was absolutely right to criticize them. That was the worst judicial ruling in decades.

Originally Posted by TheTaoOfBill

He was absolutely right to criticize them. That was the worst judicial ruling in decades.

That is not the point. Feel free to criticize them in private but you DO NOT do it on national television to their face. That is management 101 and Obama was wrong for doing it that way.

He probably will pay for treating them like that.