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elleng

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23. 'AFTER hearing the oral arguments?'

Reply to Alcibiades (Reply #22)

Tue Mar 27, 2012, 02:52 PM

Mar 2012

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Supreme Court poised to strike down PPACA [View all] Alcibiades Mar 2012 OP

Actually, ProSense Mar 2012 #1

Thanks, Pro. elleng Mar 2012 #3

That is just wishful thinking and everyone here is clutching to it as fact joeglow3 Mar 2012 #29

It is the studied opinion of 2 experts, elleng Mar 2012 #30

I hope you're right Alcibiades Mar 2012 #4

Try understanding how they approach making decisions, elleng Mar 2012 #2

I understand quite well Alcibiades Mar 2012 #5

I'm an attorney, elleng Mar 2012 #7

Students of judicial politics Alcibiades Mar 2012 #18

Who are the 6 votes to uphold? Owlet Mar 2012 #6

Breyer, Ginsburg, Kagan, Sotomayor, Kennedy, Scalia. elleng Mar 2012 #8

I think you're right jehop61 Mar 2012 #9

And he upheld an important principle here, elleng Mar 2012 #10

I'm certainy no constitutional scholar Owlet Mar 2012 #11

Underlying assumption doesn't work, elleng Mar 2012 #12

Wouldn't Roberts be likely to side with the majority to protect "his"court from claims of excessive Rowdyboy Mar 2012 #13

Possible; was listing mandatory and likely minimum. elleng Mar 2012 #14

So, after hearing the oral arguments Alcibiades Mar 2012 #22

'AFTER hearing the oral arguments?' elleng Mar 2012 #23

This message was self-deleted by its author Alcibiades Mar 2012 #24

The oral arguments on the individual mandate Alcibiades Mar 2012 #25

Yes, and it takes a while to listen to them, doesn't it? elleng Mar 2012 #26

Here's an exerpt: Alcibiades Mar 2012 #28

It was written by the insurance companies and intended to fail. JDPriestly Mar 2012 #15

The mandate was a planned bonanza for the one percent, woo me with science Mar 2012 #16

Why would they strike it down when it saved Big Insurance who were about to go bankrupt? sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #17

Because Rmoney says it's unconstitutional Alcibiades Mar 2012 #19

I disagree. It's laughable for Romney to trash a bill that is so similar to the one he sabrina 1 Mar 2012 #20

What they want is for the Republicans to win Alcibiades Mar 2012 #21

Medicare For All kenny blankenship Mar 2012 #27

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