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MadHound

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11. Frankly, given the pro-corporate nature of this court, I'm sure they're in a real bind

Reply to spanone (Reply #9)

Mon Jun 25, 2012, 10:29 AM

Jun 2012

Which impulse do they follow? Please their corporate masters and uphold Obamacare, or give in to their anti-Obama side and reject it. Decisions, decisions. I don't care what their reason is for striking it down however, just that they strike it down. It would set a horrible precedent.

Common sense, no, they may not have it, but lots of people outside the court do have common sense, good liberals all, and see Obamacare as the pro-corporate abomination it is.

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Time to really expose the activist judges [View all] malaise Jun 2012 OP

What you see as "activist" many see as common sense. MadHound Jun 2012 #1

Most unbiased legal scholars believe that COLGATE4 Jun 2012 #4

Really? I'd like to see a link to uphold that claim of yours, MadHound Jun 2012 #6

If you haven't been following the plethora COLGATE4 Jun 2012 #15

I still don't get why it's different from all of the other types of insurances we can be required by patrice Jun 2012 #8

Like forcing you to buy auto insurance? MadHound Jun 2012 #10

Well not to put a too fine a point on it, Yes. SoutherDem Jun 2012 #12

I saw recently that Howard Dean wants the mandate to go away. The result will be that prices go up, patrice Jun 2012 #14

No - it's paying a fine. COLGATE4 Jun 2012 #16

Generally those are state laws Shrek Jun 2012 #13

The difference is that mandates for auto insurance, etc. are all imposed by the states slackmaster Jun 2012 #18

common sense from the roberts court? bwahahahahahaaaa spanone Jun 2012 #9

Frankly, given the pro-corporate nature of this court, I'm sure they're in a real bind MadHound Jun 2012 #11

The Problem Of The Equivelency Game... KharmaTrain Jun 2012 #2

Until recently (D) and (R) used 'activist' in different senses. Igel Jun 2012 #17

They have been fully exposed since 2000. And nothing has happened Autumn Jun 2012 #3

I'm all for everyone knowing more about exactly what is going on. Beginning with the fact patrice Jun 2012 #5

k&r... spanone Jun 2012 #7