If the Supreme Court decides the mandate is unConstitutional

[Uncle Joe]

17. The people are for universal coverage and the Democratic Party

*know it, but a mandate to enshrine a for profit insurance industry aka; primary dysfunctional villain in the system, is a different matter altogether.

Even if the the SCOTUS says the mandate is unConstitutional which I would actually agree with, Obama's efforts will have moved the ball farther down the field than those of the Clinton Administration, which never even passed the Congress.

Perhaps your last paragraph answers itself, even if my job were arguing on behalf of the government, it's a "GODDAMNED REPUBLICAN HEALTHCARE PLAN" and subconciously I may not be up to snuff in fighting for it to my optimum level.

I have to believe had this been universal healthcare coverage financed from the start by actual taxes and managed by the governement instead of empowered blood money for profit insurance corporations. I would be much more enthusiastic about defending it as I would actually believe in what I was doing as being Constitutional, not to mention beneficial. This is precisely what I'm talking about in regards to clarity both on the legal and poltical levels.

Having come so far, the people will not be denied, they know what is and what isn't and I do believe the next effort at healthcae reform will be much more successful because as it actually reflects the will of the people and politicians; come to accept reality knowing their ability to manipulate it has been greatly diminished.

* If the people have good information, I believe many Republicans know this as well.