Wow, I'm astonished: I had basically convinced myself that it would be overturned.
Scalia must be having a coronary: I wonder if that's why his dissent on the no-life-in-prison-for-juveniles case apparently reads like a screed from Fox News.
I'm so glad: it means that kids can stay on their parents' insurance plans, and pre-existing conditions won't be grounds for not getting insurance, and Medicaid will be extended to those making less than $30K/year. It's still not as good as single-payer, but it gets a lot of people out of using the ER as their only health care, and will save lives and homes.
Go Ginger! FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT!
this picture is a scream.
Hilarious!
Thanks, Sparky. You and SCOTUSblog are my only reliable news sources on this.
I am commenting everywhere, because I figure selling the bill is our only chance for November. One thing I point out is that now people with pre-existing conditions will be able to become entrepreneurs without losing their health insurance, so they'll be able to start companies that create jobs.
This might help as well:
Four Reasons Why The Court's Decision To Uphold Obamacare Is Good News For The Economy | ThinkProgress
Scalia must be having a coronary
For which he cannot lose his healthcare as a pre-existing condition, were he not already set with really good government-provided health insurance.
A quote I just came across on Twitter:
"Man, I hope that Scalia wrote a dissent. It might be the first SCOTUS decision with the work 'fuck' in it."
Heh.
This is the end of America as we know it. No exaggeration.
AAAAAAAAAAAH HAVING A CHRONIC ILLNESS WON'T DISQUALIFY PEOPLE FROM HEALTHCARE ANYMORE RUN FOR THE HILLS!!!!!!
Check out this pup's crazy ears!
That's not a puppy; it's a Muppet.
Thank heavens for Sparky and other law-wise buffista. I'm glad I got the news here. Kinda scared to check Facebook now.
I wonder if my tv news will cover this or if it will be all fire all the time again today.
Haha, DH says four people in his Twitter feed have already quipped that this will make a great episode of The Newsroom in 2014.