Supreme Court’s health-care ruling could deal dramatic blow to Obama presidency

[alp227]

Amy Gardner, Washington Post, 3/29/12

CHICAGO — The Supreme Court’s skeptical consideration of President Obama’s landmark health-care legislation this week has forced his supporters to contemplate the unthinkable: that the justices could throw out the law and destroy the most far-reaching accomplishment of the Obama presidency.

The fate of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is uncertain. A ruling is not expected until June. White House officials are refusing publicly to consider that the law might be struck down or to discuss contingency plans, insisting that they do not address hypothetical questions.

Other Democrats have begun assessing how such an outcome could affect the political landscape of 2012, with some surmising that a backlash against Republicans could follow a ruling against the law. But supporters argue that on a substantive level, the results would be devastating.

“This would be a great loss, obviously, to the American people,” said Rep. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) “The status quo with respect to the health insurance system was unacceptable to the American people. This was an answer to a very real problem.”

full: http://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/supreme-courts-health-care-ruling-could-deal-dramatic-blow-to-obama-presidency/2012/03/28/gIQAfpBYhS_singlePage.html

[bluerum]

1. Or not.

[Cha]

5. lol..yeah,

or not.

[teddy51]

2. I'm not certain that it would be a blow to President Obama's reelection bid actually.

If the SCOTUS votes this down, it probably will be viewed as a Partisan move, as it most certainly would be. Justice Alito (If that's what you wish to call him, I don't) is a very Right wing Justice.

[Samantha]

4. I think it might actually HELP his re-election campaign

A lot of people not previously involved in politics are galvanized over several issues and will show up to vote in November. They will include, but not be limited to, totally irate women furious with Republicans over their discriminatory treatment of women, disaffected Hispanics, irate Union workers, postal workers, and now possibly those who benefit from those aspects of President Obama's health care plan already in effect who could be adversely impacted if the Supreme Court strikes the whole law.

I also believe if the Democrats pound the point home, they can convince the public that these issues can never be made whole again unless a Democratic President is backed up by a Democratic Senate, as well as a Democratic House.

Sam

[Whisp]

6. Alito - the grand daddy of activist judges.

[th1977sk]

7. I agree

[rocktivity]

3. Why? Obama didn't fail the voters, the Rethugs did.

People will see it as part of the vast right wing conspiracy that it is. If it makes Obama look weak, it will be because the one percenter media insists. It isn't as though the Rethugs are willing and able to offer us a better deal.


rocktivity

[Tarheel_Dem]

8. Alp, may I ask you a serious question? How do you go about deciding which of the......

gazillion forums to post your articles? I've noticed that when you post them in this "group", they aren't particularly well received or recommended. And one only has to look at who's doing the recs to know that there must be a better place to post your work. The one thing they usually have in common is the thread of negativity that runs through them. Why not post them in GD or Good Reads? I'm just curious how you conclude, for maximum readership, to post them here?