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drm604

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17. Why should what Gruber intended matter?

Reply to Nuclear Unicorn (Reply #16)

Wed Nov 12, 2014, 12:03 AM

Nov 2014

It's what the legislatures intended that matters. He didn't vote for it and I don't think he wrote it. Even if he did want to deny subsidies to states without exchanges, that doesn't mean that what he wanted was reflected in the final bill.

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"Why The Supreme Court's Power Play Is Disturbing For Obamacare" - TPM [View all] NRaleighLiberal Nov 2014 OP

Very interesting procedural history, elleng Nov 2014 #1

What about equal protection. Would this have any affect? olegramps Nov 2014 #22

Probably not. elleng Nov 2014 #23

I don't see how the post by a CATO member has any effect on my question. olegramps Nov 2014 #24

'Equal protection' is elleng Nov 2014 #25

The Roberts court makes it's own law. Anything upaloopa Nov 2014 #26

And the road backwards continues... Rhiannon12866 Nov 2014 #2

K&R WorseBeforeBetter Nov 2014 #3

thanks! NRaleighLiberal Nov 2014 #4

Yes! I sat out in shorts and read for a while. WorseBeforeBetter Nov 2014 #5

I am hankering for a nice kayak. Enjoy it - cold stuff will be knocking on our door soon! NRaleighLiberal Nov 2014 #7

Then I'll sit out by the firepit and read! WorseBeforeBetter Nov 2014 #10

we do too. native New Englanders here, so the cool nights, smell of wood smoke - NRaleighLiberal Nov 2014 #12

Mahalo NRaleighLiberal K&R Cha Nov 2014 #6

and to you! NRaleighLiberal Nov 2014 #8

.. Cha Nov 2014 #9

This place is going to go apeshit bananas if the court disallows subsidies. N/t Calista241 Nov 2014 #11

One curious thing Rstrstx Nov 2014 #13

This is a very interesting article. riderinthestorm Nov 2014 #14

why not subsidies for red states too? greymattermom Nov 2014 #15

The law was written to not have federal subsidies so as to incentivize the states to create Nuclear Unicorn Nov 2014 #16

Why should what Gruber intended matter? drm604 Nov 2014 #17

What he intended is what he advised which is what was written into the law which the lawmakers Nuclear Unicorn Nov 2014 #19

In this case, the letter of the law is the problem. Savannahmann Nov 2014 #20

I am sure Justice Thomas will recuse himself Midnight Writer Nov 2014 #18

Yes bucolic_frolic Nov 2014 #21