Countdown to the 5-4 decision announcement

[DGuller]

All right, Supreme Court is scheduled to make known to everyone what everyone except Yi already knew.  Will they go for the mandate and the associated parts, or will they just put chainsaw to the whole thing?

[CountDeMoney]

If they determine that the "individual mandate"--such as it is--isn't overly prohibitive to Johnny Six Pack, the whole thing could still pass judicial muster.

It's kinda tough to fuck with the Commerce Clause, though.

[DGuller]

What does "judicial" have to do with it?

[Sheilbh]

I still think they'll uphold the mandate and, broadly, most of the law.  I'm not sure that is constitutional.  But if it happens it seems the right result from a common sense perspective and would be better for the Republicans.

[Tamas]

great, an other zzzzzz US politics thread which will, in 2 pages, deteriorate into Berkut and Dguller going at each other as loyal party soldiers do.

[jimmy olsen]

Here's a good place to follow the action

http://www.scotusblog.com/cover-it-live/

[CountDeMoney]

What does "judicial" have to do with it?

Well, as far as judicial goes, I fully expect two things:

1) Scalia to make stuff up as he goes along.  As usual.
2) Thomas to write nothing.  As usual.

[Ed Anger]

Stolen Valor act thrown out. Free speech y'all.

[jimmy olsen]

Lol, CSPAN live just has a long shot of the court over video of the SCOTUS blog.

http://www.c-span.org/Events/Supreme-Court-Announces-Health-Care-Ruling/10737431946-9/

[Sheilbh]

great, an other zzzzzz US politics thread which will, in 2 pages, deteriorate into Berkut and Dguller going at each other as loyal party soldiers do.

Berkut's going to explode when he finds out you called him a loyal partisan

[jimmy olsen]

It's upheld!

The individual mandate survives as a tax.

[DGuller]

WTF?

[DontSayBanana]

Individual mandate falls under taxation, BTW.  It's good to go.

[DGuller]

CNN says it's overturned, SCOTUSBlog says it's upheld.  Huh?

[jimmy olsen]

WTF?

Roberts voted for it.

The Medicaid provision is limited but not invalidated.