Appeals Court Strikes Down Health Overhaul Requirement That Most Americans Must Buy Insurance

[ProfessionalLeftist]

Not much to the story. That's it.

http://abcnews.go.com/Business/wireStory?id=14291384

[cheapdate]

1. It's anybodys guess how this will turn out.

I can see the mandate struck down, with the rest of the act left intact.

[glowing]

2. Either that or a Public Option so that Americans who are denied or out-priced have

a last resort option. I'm hoping for a public option or buy into Medicare program.

[customerserviceguy]

5. A public option would have to be legislated

It could not be created by the Supreme Court. And with the House in Rethuglican hands, we will never have a public option, hell, we couldn't get it from so-called Democratic representatives.

[cheapdate]

6. Public option would take new legislation. n/t

[Control-Z]

8. It seems like

(has always seemed, to me) a Medicare option would be the simplest solution. The program is already in place and would only require adjustments. It may even prove to be an opportunity to strengthen the program for seniors and the disabled.

[JimDandy]

10. So here is my guess...

The supremes strike down the mandate on the basis of a "states' rights" argument, which argument also makes any potential mandate to participate in a nationwide "single payer" health system unconstitutional.

The result: Libertarian Rwingers win, Corporate Rwingers initially lose until individual conservative states mandate state-wide health insurance then they win big again and Libertarians lose, Democrats initially lose until individual liberal states set up mandatory participation in a statewide single-payer health care system then they win, and Obama simply loses.

[laconicsax]

3. Candidate Obama must be pleased

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EoSnqofelsQ

[kath]

7. That's right - Candidate Obama hate, hate, HATED insurance mandates.

[catabryna]

4. I started reading the 300+ page order/ruling...

What I have read so far is quite compelling. It will be interesting to see how this plays out. Assuming a Petition for Writ of Cert is granted, we have a SC Justice who may have to recuse herself (Kagen). We have no idea which side is going to appeal and on what basis of law.

We all knew it would end up this way. However, I think the government's case is better, at least, at the time of this writing.

eta: I think the decision on the severability issue is correct.

[JimDandy]

11. Would you share the link to the ruling? n/t

[PoliticAverse]

12. You can find the ruling here (.pdf):

https://www.oag.state.tx.us/newspubs/releases/2011/081211health_care_opinion.pdf

[Major Hogwash]

9. Doesn't matter, another appeals judge said that the requirement was legal.

So, you know where this is headed.

[KG]

13. let it be struck down.

HCR is a steaming pile of poo.