[quote=Allan from Fallbrook]
Brian: Roberts “wanted” ACA? Really? Based on what reasoning? [/quote]
I’ll give you some reasoning. Roberts has been called a corporatist. The ACA, with the mandate was (and since it is now intact, it remains) a multi-billion dollar gift to insurance companies. In that context, if he wanted the ACA, it was only with the mandate.
Was that meaningful in his thought process? I really have no idea. Scalia and Thomas are partisan hacks. I think it’s pretty clear they care about politics. I’m not sure Roberts does.
Obviously, I’m pleased about the ruling. But I’m far from convinced that Roberts is going to be a Justice that will be predictable as Scalia and Thomas (or Bryer and Ginsburg for that matter) have proved to be. I have no doubt that the Justices, just like most of us, make decisions, then go find support for those decisions. I don’t suspect Roberts is any different. But the zeitgeist in which he operates may be very different than his neighbors on that side of the bench.
Again, this is just a possible reasoning. In twenty years we may know more.
