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Originally Posted by Villages Kahuna
Along with what BTK observed above, I found it interesting that during the recently concluded oral arguments regarding the appeal by several states to overturn the ObamaCare bill, one of the justices commented, "...you don't expect us to read all 2,700 pages of this bill, do you?"
Court watchers have opined that none of the justices has either the knowledge or the inclination to consider either the financial implications, the impact on the healthcare industry, or the well-being of the U.S. population in making their decision. Their role, as described by Court watchers, is to adjudicate the appropriateness of lower court decisions, based on the law. And to adjudicate lower court decisions based on the constitutionality of the issues being argued. What they don't do is issue judgements based on reason or fairness or the effect on people.
So what do we have here? One of the most important pieces of legislation in decades was cobbled together from language drafted by partisan politicians and a variety of special interest lobbyists, passed by Congress, almost all of whom admitted voting on it without reading its contents. Now the legality of the bill will be determined by a Supreme Court who also admits that they will not read the bill in its entirety, and who almost certainly wouldn't understand the implications of the legislation even if they did.
Do you really think this is what the framers of the Consitution had in mind when they created our system of government? How do we get out of this mess?
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I am going to try very hard to get back on this question of yours, because I honestly was looking to the public debate on healthcare that we never had.
I still think that is what we need to start with. My first reaction is a senate hearing, but then we have to by definition involve actual senators and here we go...they seem to ALWAYS play to the cameras.
There has got to be a way to allow all americans to hear all sides of this, NOT POLITICAL sides by the way. We really need an open frank discussion of this issue.
Your question is a good one....sometimes I actually look for solutions despite what I am sure you think....and you offer quite a challenge.
PS...A small defense of Scalia and I still think he was talking tongue in cheek...but we have a bill written in secret and purposedly made intricate and confusing by people who ignored the constitution and costs of health care. Based on its conception and birth, I do understand his comments and if he does read it...will he be the first in government to do that ?