Healthcare, lies and videotape
“It is not our job to protect the people from the consequences of their political choices.” -Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts
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Former GOP spokesman calls for armed revolt
Given our political climate and the relentless Republican fear-mongering, it’s unsurprising the reaction to SCOTUS having upheld Obamacare is mixed. Nobody would expect a single Republican to cheer the decision. However, Atty. Matthew Davis is dancing on the knife edge of sedition with this response:
What unions do for you
With everyone focused on the Obamacare decision, little attention has been paid to the decision our U.S. Supreme Court rendered in the Knox v. SEIU case. The court ruled beyond the question raised in the suit which effectively is the first step towards abolishing unions altogether. This is real instance of judicial activism in pursuit … Continue Reading →
Reading the tea leaves at SCOTUS
I’ve been watching nearly the whole world blogging about SCOTUS for the last three days. So much breathless parsing of every word of the oral arguments on “Obamacare.” Can’t seem to get worked up about it myself. I find it adorable that so many smart people are so earnestly analyzing every utterance, voice inflection and … Continue Reading →
Bacon, broccoli and the market of the individual mandate
It is entertaining when broccoli finds its way to SCOTUS. When the Supreme Court addresses the individual mandate in terms of health care, to offer citizens health care savings via this individual mandate, it becomes cloudy in terms of why an individual mandate of this kind is okay, and why other mandates (as referenced in … Continue Reading →