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In reply to the discussion: Were you surprised by today's Supreme court ruling on health care [View all]ChairmanAgnostic
(28,017 posts)6. the only surprise was Kennedy voting no, with Roberts supporting it.
I thought the act would stay intact.
I wonder, could Roberts be growing a conscience? Seeing the rampant neoconism, followed by the Tea Partiers, causing such damage to the nation has to be noticeable, even within the Supremes.
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Were you surprised by today's Supreme court ruling on health care [View all]
Liberal_in_LA
Jun 2012
OP
No, the SC will never take money away from Corporate America. I think I already predicted they would
sabrina 1
Jun 2012
#3
Yes. Because until last night, I did not see anyone on TV say that this would be upheld
livetohike
Jun 2012
#5
Believe that at your peril. He is a corporatist and went with his base ideology.
TheKentuckian
Jun 2012
#38
Wasn't surprised by Thomas, Scalia and Alito. They were obviously going to vote against ACA, but
pampango
Jun 2012
#12
No, because our Supremes are the most intelligent and impartial and tolerant people on Earth
LiberalArkie
Jun 2012
#27
me too! I turned on the radio and couldn't believe my ears. I had braced myself to hear
Liberal_in_LA
Jun 2012
#37
No...I predicted the mandate would stand when this thing was making it's way through congress.
ibegurpard
Jun 2012
#39