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Wed Jun 27, 2012, 09:11 PM

51. Then what is your explanation for Scalia and Thomas voting to strike it down,

as we know they will? You think that Roberts and Kennedy are in the pocket of the corporations, and Scalia and Thomas aren't? We don't see many Scalia defenders on this board.

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113 replies	Author	Time	Post
Robert Reich: Supreme Court will Uphold Affordable HealthCare Act [View all]	spanone	Jun 2012	OP
SCOTUSBlog predicts mandate will be upheld...	Drunken Irishman	Jun 2012	#1
i look at this as hope..... i hope.	spanone	Jun 2012	#2
I would rather the mandate NOT be upheld. I would prefer my coverage be through taxation, like my	WinkyDink	Jun 2012	#43
So would I nt	freedom fighter jh	Jun 2012	#55
i would too... but	rateyes	Jun 2012	#60
It takes guts and optimism to write an article like this..	tokenlib	Jun 2012	#3
Racism	BumRushDaShow	Jun 2012	#4
I don't think they care anymore.	notadmblnd	Jun 2012	#11
Reich is being silly	cthulu2016	Jun 2012	#5
Yep, I agree. This group is one of zealots, not beholden to the public trust in the least.	CTyankee	Jun 2012	#32
Right	Richard D	Jun 2012	#40
like CU......	a kennedy	Jun 2012	#80
It will be upheld because the health insurers tell them to.	Sirveri	Jun 2012	#85
Not silly now	Logical	Jun 2012	#98
I think it will stand as well, but because	Glitterati	Jun 2012	#6
If you are correct,	stubtoe	Jun 2012	#15
The guy needs to be	Glitterati	Jun 2012	#44
Interesting point!	Logical	Jun 2012	#69
I Had The Same Thought . . .	DarthDem	Jun 2012	#73
Most interesting point. Watching his behavior lately is like watching a five-year-old throwing a	calimary	Jun 2012	#78
I would love to hear how SCOTUS gives one ounce of a shit about public perception.	Ruby the Liberal	Jun 2012	#7
Legacy? I don't know...	Drunken Irishman	Jun 2012	#8
that and the public trust	spanone	Jun 2012	#9
Or... gives one ounce of a shit about the public. n/t	gkhouston	Jun 2012	#74
This message was self-deleted by its author	gkhouston	Jun 2012	#75
meh. Once the SCOTUS appointed W pResident, the demonstrated	magical thyme	Jun 2012	#10
Hogwash....	matmar	Jun 2012	#12
+1 Get ready for For-Profit Medicare, For-Profit Social Security	leftstreet	Jun 2012	#16
They're already doing that -- Philly just passed a law criminalizing feeding the homeless.	Leopolds Ghost	Jun 2012	#89
Yes, EXACTLY. I don't think they would have the guts	Raine	Jun 2012	#22
Yeppers!	SammyWinstonJack	Jun 2012	#48
Then what is your explanation for Scalia and Thomas voting to strike it down,	bornskeptic	Jun 2012	#51
wake up, have some coffee. they haven't struck it down yet.....	spanone	Jun 2012	#90
That's my fear. But	freedom fighter jh	Jun 2012	#56
How is it a mandate in any way other than wording when there are zero penalties	Bandit	Jun 2012	#94
There is a tax penalty if you don't purchase.	freedom fighter jh	Jun 2012	#96
Absolutely.	woo me with science	Jun 2012	#59
SCOTUS has been expanding the commerce clause for a long time now.	NYC Liberal	Jun 2012	#61
it limits profits though	veganlush	Jun 2012	#72
Maybe he knows something we don't know...	stubtoe	Jun 2012	#13
Agreed. Roberts could care less what his legacy is.	McCamy Taylor	Jun 2012	#20
Someone plez help me out. What the hell is he talking about re.	rhett o rick	Jun 2012	#14
What can the public do? They can overthrow the whole thing, open any history	harun	Jun 2012	#30
I have opened a few history books thank you. Maybe you want to give me some examples	rhett o rick	Jun 2012	#67
You were wrong about Roberts. Epic ruling today. God Bless.	harun	Jun 2012	#109
Reich was correct in predicting that the SCOTUS and specifically Roberts	rhett o rick	Jun 2012	#110
Hard to say. I know B*sh wouldn't have nominated him if he was simply	harun	Jun 2012	#111
We still can . . .	aggiesal	Jun 2012	#34
We have to act thru our "representatives" and they have	rhett o rick	Jun 2012	#68
Reich may be right.	DCBob	Jun 2012	#17
Sorry but the SCOTUS is like the Pope---it thinks it is infallible and it does not care what its	McCamy Taylor	Jun 2012	#18
Yeah, the first thing I thought of was Fat Tony & Opus Dei.	Jackpine Radical	Jun 2012	#42
I don't trust Roberts anymore....	ut oh	Jun 2012	#19
I lost my trust in these bastards December 12, 2000.	liberalmuse	Jun 2012	#21
The Mandate WILL be upheld,	bvar22	Jun 2012	#23
Agree 100%.	grahamhgreen	Jun 2012	#29
exactly	abelenkpe	Jun 2012	#36
Can't believe some actually think this mandate bs is a good thing.	SammyWinstonJack	Jun 2012	#49
So called "Centrists" from the Upper Middle Class,	bvar22	Jun 2012	#53
Yep. The uninsured are the Cadillac driving Welfare Queens of 2012.	girl gone mad	Jun 2012	#70
They are "sick & tired of paying for the "FreeLoaders" in the Emergency Rooms"[/i].	bvar22	Jun 2012	#99
Corporate propaganda. The ACA was the slickest bipartisan political scam	woo me with science	Jun 2012	#64
+1. Well said. n/t	Laelth	Jun 2012	#91
Well Said.	bvar22	Jun 2012	#101
Thank you for adding that.	woo me with science	Jun 2012	#102
And...	woo me with science	Jun 2012	#106
Absolutely this is the correct answer.	woo me with science	Jun 2012	#57
Damn straight. The fascist court will uphold the fascist mandate.	TheKentuckian	Jun 2012	#58
They are going to blow a hole in it	Zanzoobar	Jun 2012	#62
All the right wing "friends of the court" filed briefs support overturning ACA.	pampango	Jun 2012	#88
Who knows? But so far the S.Ct. has voted aligned to their parties....	Honeycombe8	Jun 2012	#24
I don't think Reich is right on this one, and maybe I'm thinking backwards on this, but ...	1-Old-Man	Jun 2012	#25
Do you think they care what the Public thinks?	DearAbby	Jun 2012	#26
Of course they will - it's a it mandates trillions to big insurance that they'll use to crush reform	grahamhgreen	Jun 2012	#27
I think the mixed Arizona ruling was a sop to make them look bipartisan	Mutiny In Heaven	Jun 2012	#28
Doubt it. But, Scalia's angry freakout might have been a good sign.	Faygo Kid	Jun 2012	#31
really. what he did was beyond the pale. the supremes are 'supposed' to be neutral	spanone	Jun 2012	#33
I hope Reich is correct.	MineralMan	Jun 2012	#35
They had their chance to show they care	radarluv	Jun 2012	#37
It will be upheld because it's a windfall for a big business	ProudToBeBlueInRhody	Jun 2012	#38
SCOTUS *CAN* afford to lose public trust. They answer to the .01% only. They care NOTHING about	valerief	Jun 2012	#39
This reads more like an appeal to the Supreme Court justices than an article aimed at the public.	Marr	Jun 2012	#41
I dont think they care what the public thinks of them. nt	GusFring	Jun 2012	#45
they are in now way	Bellerophon	Jun 2012	#63
The Court lost all credibility with Bush vs. Gore and hasn't gained any of it back.	BlueCheese	Jun 2012	#46
Intrade -79% chance will rule unconstitutional	ErikJ	Jun 2012	#47
Well my bet is on the Supreme COurt blog	bigdarryl	Jun 2012	#50
Retraction???:-)	Logical	Jun 2012	#100
Personally, I Prefer Single Payer	mckara	Jun 2012	#52
What makes you think this Court would not strike down single payer?	TomCADem	Jun 2012	#82
I don't think Roberts gives a rat's ass about the standing of the court.	Tennessee Gal	Jun 2012	#54
What am I missing?	AynRandCollectedSS	Jun 2012	#65
I agree with you.	emulatorloo	Jun 2012	#79
God willing!	AynRandCollectedSS	Jul 2012	#113
John Roberts is not concerned about Jack Shit, so now I am pretty sure it's doomed. nt	LaydeeBug	Jun 2012	#66
I am WRONG...happily WRONG. We can still get to single payer. :) nt	LaydeeBug	Jun 2012	#97
Thats possibly the least realistic prediction you could make	quakerboy	Jun 2012	#71
That would make a HUGE mess at the Fox News studios	KinMd	Jun 2012	#76
Damn, that's some industrial-strength wishful thinking. n/t	gkhouston	Jun 2012	#77
Scalia's shocking statements have disgraced the Court. Reich makes a good case. Thanks for posting.	freshwest	Jun 2012	#81
I can think of one thing that could influence Roberts	loyalsister	Jun 2012	#83
Don't see it	Prophet 451	Jun 2012	#84
it will uphold it because it's a republican plan.	HiPointDem	Jun 2012	#86
+10000 Of course it was going to be upheld.	woo me with science	Jun 2012	#105
Well, even tho many of us have tried to point that out to the enchanted	Dragonfli	Jun 2012	#107
We have reached deliberate partisan psychosis.	woo me with science	Jun 2012	#108
I think healthcare will be upheld...	CoffeeCat	Jun 2012	#87
And.....	woo me with science	Jun 2012	#103
I admire Reich's optimism, but Roberts is a political animal at heart	Arkana	Jun 2012	#92
I say 7-2 to uphold the mandate.	Laelth	Jun 2012	#93
thank you mr reich	spanone	Jun 2012	#95
That man is brilliant.	Tommy_Carcetti	Jun 2012	#104
Good call!	Quantess	Jun 2012	#112

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