Scotus predicitons re: Obamacare

[Boreas]

Individual mandate struck down 5 - 4. The rest upheld 6 - 3. That's why Nino is in such a foul mood.

John

[merrylander]

Originally Posted by Boreas

Individual mandate struck down 5 - 4. The rest upheld 6 - 3. That's why Nino is in such a foul mood.

John

That sounds about right.

[whell]

Originally Posted by Boreas

Individual mandate struck down 5 - 4. The rest upheld 6 - 3. That's why Nino is in such a foul mood.

John

I think the mandate may fall by an even larger margin, but I believe that other provisions of PPACA will not be struck.

[bhunter]

Originally Posted by Boreas

Individual mandate struck down 5 - 4. The rest upheld 6 - 3. That's why Nino is in such a foul mood.

John

Tough call, however, 5-4 seems the popular choice. That said, I'm going 7-2 that the mandate is struck down and 9-0 upholding the rest of the legislation. In this case, a SCOTUS punt seems appropriate and moving the immplementation back to the legislature would do that IMHO.

A commentator recently pointed how political reporters find the absent of leaks perplexing because they are so used to dealing with the executive and legislative branches. That alone says much about the court IMHO.