Schumer: Don’t Be Fooled By Tough Questions From Justices On ‘Obamacare’

[savalez]

The Democrats’ top messaging guru on Sunday sought to calm progressive fears that the Supreme Court might strike down his party’s crowning achievement — and he starkly warned that overturning the health care reform law would make the justices look like activists.

“Anyone who judges how the court is going to rule based on the questions hasn’t looked at the history of the questions before and then the results,” said Sen. Chuck Schumer on NBC’s Meet The Press. “I’ve been on the Judiciary Committee for 30 years in the House and the Senate, and one thing I’ve learned, you can’t tell by the questioning as to how the court is going to rule.”

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[Frustratedlady]

1. Maybe he could ask the Kochs what their instructions were or

see how the ALEC group told Alito and Thomas to vote. Save some time.

[jberryhill]

2. That is absolutely correct

They don't get paid to lob softball questions.

[MissMarple]

3. But they can ask totally inane ones.

Broccoli and health club memberships.....so disappointing. I wonder how his law clerks took that.

[nadinbrzezinski]

4. And he is correct

It's a fool's errands to predict court cases on questions alone.