This is more in the spirit of partypooping than of celebration. But on the first anniversary of the Affordable Care Act, one of the law’s most dogged defenders, Rep. Anthony Weiner (D-NY), admitted he thinks the Supreme Court will strike down the individual mandate. It’s not that he thinks the mandate is unconstitutional, but that the court has become so partisan, that its conservative justices will rule against President Obama in a 5-4 decision. He wasn’t glum about it, though — if the mandate goes he said it will pave the way for Congress to pass the public option.
This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at https://talkingpointsmemo.com/?p=113259