Sunday, April 18, 2010

Supreme Court Justice Breyer Expects Substantial Litigation Against Mandated For-Profit Private Health Insurance Bill

It's really a shame that reasoned dissent to how this health insurance bill was passed is met with ridiculous political psychobabble by the media and political class. Back room dealings and spending of other people's money in slimey deals with corporations is something I don't think any level-headed American wants to see from its public servants.

So many in the political-media class, who really provide little critical thought other than how a subject impacts politics, want to make the health insurance reform bill a political Democrat-Republican. No, it's a right and wrong issue. Ultimately, were this a reasoned debate, we could have a discussion of whether health care is a human right and what we want health care in this country to look like. But we can't seem to get past the political babble. I had one rabid ideologue label me a Republican because I oppose this crooked bill. Ahem. No, thank you. Not that there is anything wrong with having a particular ideology but I am not a label. I prefer thought and reason to make my decisions rather than attempts at marginalizing dissent because some political idiot tells me that is how I should think.

And that is why Justice Breyer is intimating the Supreme Court is going to be busy over coming years with the content of this massive mandated insurance bill. The Supreme Court generally doesn't hear cases that have are without validity. Generally.

The first hurdle appears to be passed anecdotally with regards to the Supreme Court hearing the constitutionality of this particular bill. That is, a justice is all but stating they are going to here the case filed by the states.
posted by TimingLogic at 9:51 AM