Why is Nancy Pelosi making such bold predictions about the looming Supreme Court decision?

[bluestateguy]

Seems very risky and if she is wrong she will have a big egg on her face.

[elleng]

1. Don't know what she's said.

Where?

[bluestateguy]

2. She has twice predicted a 6-3 decision upholding

Do a quick Google News and you'll find it.

[ladjf]

3. My guess is that she reasons that her optimistic prediction might have

a real effect on the outcome and in case it doesn't, the "egg" won't make much difference anyway. After all, she has a right to root for the home team.

[longship]

4. +1

You got it right.

[WilliamPitt]

5. Everyone prays in their own way.

I plan on offering whatever is required to the God(s) she's praying to that she's right.

Can't hurt. Unless there are virgin sacrifices involved. Then it'll hurt. Them.



(kidding)

(sorta)

[JDPriestly]

6. She may have consulted with someone familiar with past decisions dealing with comparable

Constitutional questions. It's just an opinion. She may be very, very wrong.

[Proud Liberal Dem]

7. My guess is 5-4

Ginsburg hinted at severe disagreements within the court over some upcoming decisions. I still think that Kennedy (if nobody else) is persuadable about the constitutionality of PPACA.

[mrmpa]

8. SCOTUS has lots of law clerks..........

there may be one leaking information.

My thought often is that we shouldn't be scared of SCOTUS, but we should be more attuned to the law clerks. How many of these young men and women are right wingers?

[MadHound]

9. Because she realizes that the Supreme Court is a very pro-corporate court,

And nothing says "Go corporations" like giving the insurance industry a mandated monopoly.

The right wing of the court loves the money and power this will further transfer to the top, while the two Obama appointees probably won't vote against the signature program of the president that appointed them.

[pampango]

11. "Friends of the court" briefs from the right line up against ACA

http://www.democraticunderground.com/1002475335

Record number of "friend of the court" briefs filed with SC in ACA case. Here's the list:

http://go.bloomberg.com/health-care-supreme-court/2012-03-01/health-care-primary-sources-statutes-court-opinions-briefs/

Merits Briefs for the Petitioners

Brief of the Department of Health and Human Services et al. regarding the Minimum Coverage Provision
Brief for the Department of Health and Human Services et al. regarding the Anti-Injunction Act
Reply Brief for the Petitioners on the Anti-Injunction Act

Amicus Briefs in Support of the Petitioners

Brief for AARP
Brief for American Nurses Association et al.
Brief for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Massachusetts
Brief for Constitutional Law and Economics Professors
Brief for 104 Health Law Professors
Brief for Constitutional Law Scholars
Brief for Child Advocacy Organizations
Brief for the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. et al.
Brief for the California Endowment
Brief for the National Women’s Law Center et al.
Brief for Prescription Policy Choices et al.
Brief for the Jewish Alliance for Law and Social Action et al.
Brief for Health Care For All et al.
Brief for California Public Employees Retirement System
Brief for Law Professors Barry Friedman et al.
Brief for Lambda Legal Defense Fund, et al,
Brief for David R. Riemer and Community Advocates
Brief for Department of Health and Human Services et al.
Brief for the Governor of Washington Christine Gregoire
Brief for Health Care Policy History Scholars
Brief for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid et al.
Brief for Small Business Majority Foundation, INC and the Main Street Alliance
Brief for State Legislators
Brief for the States of Maryland et al.
Brief for Service Employees International Union and Change to Win
Brief for Economic Scholars
Brief for the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations

Merits Briefs for the Respondents

Brief for the State Respondents on the Anit-Injunction Act
Brief for Private Respondents on the Anti-Injunction Act
Brief for the State Respondents on the Minimum Coverage Provision
Brief for Private Respondents on the Minimum Coverage Provision
Reply Brief for State Respondents on the Anti-Injunction Act

Amicus Briefs Supporting the Respondents

Brief for Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom
Brief for the Cato Institute et al.
Brief for Association of American Physicians And Surgeons, inc., and Individual Physicians
Brief for Judicial Watch, Inc.
Brief for American Catholic Lawyers Association, Inc.
Brief for the American Center for Law and Justice et al.
Brief for the American Legislative Exchange Council
Brief for American College of Pediatricians et al.
Brief for the American Civil Rights Union et al.
Brief for the Cato Institute
Brief for Gary Lawson et al.
Brief for the Catholic Vote and Steven J. Willis
Brief for Center for Constitutional Jurisprudence et al.
Brief for Citizens and Legislators in the Fourteen Health Care Freedom States
Brief for Citizens’ Council for Health Freedom
Brief for the Commonwealth of Virginia Ex Rel. Attorney General Kenneth T. Cuccinelli
Brief for Docs4patientcare et al.
Brief for Employer Solutions Staffing Group
Brief for Egon Mittelmann, Esq.
Brief for Former U.S. Department Officials
Brief for the Foundation for Moral Law
Brief for HSA Coalition, Inc. and the Constitution Defense Fund
Brief for John Boehner
Brief for the Landmark Legal Foundation
Brief for Liberty Legal Foundation
Brief for Members of the United States Senate
Brief for the Mountain States Legal Foundation
Brief for Oklahoma
Brief for Partnership for America
Brief for the Rutherford Institute
Brief for Senator Rand Paul
Brief for Stephen M. Trattner
Brief for the Thomas More Law Center et al.
Brief for Virginia Delegate Bob Marshall et al.
Brief for the Washington Legal Foundation and Constitutional Law Scholars
Brief for Authors of Origins of The Necessary and Proper Clause and the Independence Institute
Brief for Economists
Brief for the Independent Women’s Forum
Brief for the Tax Foundation
Brief for the Missouri Attorney General
Brief for Montana Shooting Sports Association
Brief for the American Life League
Brief for the Caesar Rodney Institute
Brief for Liberty University, Inc. et al.
Brief for Project Liberty

Amicus Briefs Supporting Neither Party

Brief for the Health Foundation of Greater Cincinnati regarding minimum coverage

Merits Briefs for Court-Appointed Amicus regarding the Anti-Injunction Act

Brief supporting vacatur

Amicus Briefs Supporting the Court- Appointed Amicus

Brief for Tax Law Professors
Brief for Mortimer Caplin and Sheldon Cohen

Amicus Briefs Supporting the Respondent regarding the Anti-Injunction Act

Brief for the Liberty University, Inc. et al.
Brief for the Cato Institute
Brief for the American Center for Law & Justice
Brief for Center for the Fair Administration of Taxes

At the link all of the briefs are links which you can click to view the actual brief. Of course, the right wing could just be playing multi-dimensional chess and pretending to be against what they are really for. (Of course, the liberal organization listed as pro-ACA could be playing the same game in reverse.

[MadHound]

14. That's nice and all,

But that doesn't prelude the fact that this is a very pro-corporate court, and they are unlikely to want to displease the ruling elite.

[tritsofme]

10. I agree with Pelosi that if upheld, the decision will be 6-3.

If unable to overturn the law, Roberts would join the majority so he could write the opinion himself, in a very narrow fashion.

[Raven]

12. She knows. There's been a leak.

Anyone who thinks that the SC doesn't leak is naiive. She's been tipped off.

[Gothmog]

13. I hope that youare right

I really hope that you are correct.