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In reply to the discussion: Were you surprised by today's Supreme court ruling on health care [View all]Drunken Irishman
(34,857 posts)7. Yes...but I started feeling better about it yesterday.
I'll be honest, I bought all the news stories out there the past couple months suggesting the court was about to strike down the mandate. I saw the Intrade numbers and quivered. Then the SCOTUSBlog made a prediction that the court would keep the mandate, with Roberts writing the majority opinion. It was a bold one, and one I trusted. Then, Robert Reich said essentially the same thing and I started becoming hopeful. Not to say I felt it would happen, but I felt a lot better than I had 24 hours before.
I'll tell you, though, I don't know if I've ever been that nervous before waiting for something on TV. I sat there, early here (8:00 my time) waiting for that verdict and boy was it a good one. My heart was pounding.
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Were you surprised by today's Supreme court ruling on health care [View all]
Liberal_in_LA
Jun 2012
OP
No, the SC will never take money away from Corporate America. I think I already predicted they would
sabrina 1
Jun 2012
#3
Yes. Because until last night, I did not see anyone on TV say that this would be upheld
livetohike
Jun 2012
#5
Believe that at your peril. He is a corporatist and went with his base ideology.
TheKentuckian
Jun 2012
#38
Wasn't surprised by Thomas, Scalia and Alito. They were obviously going to vote against ACA, but
pampango
Jun 2012
#12
No, because our Supremes are the most intelligent and impartial and tolerant people on Earth
LiberalArkie
Jun 2012
#27
me too! I turned on the radio and couldn't believe my ears. I had braced myself to hear
Liberal_in_LA
Jun 2012
#37
No...I predicted the mandate would stand when this thing was making it's way through congress.
ibegurpard
Jun 2012
#39