Mitt Romney and Barack Obama's Dueling SCOTUS Reactions

This is an experiment to see if, when you put both speeches together in one blog post, the two guys will climb out of their boxes and start beating each other up…

Unfortunately, it appears as though they play nice so long as you're watching. But, take my word for it, as soon as you turn away, it's go-time.

Tags: Barack Obama, Health Care, Judiciary, Mitt Romney, Supreme Court

Tweet Roundup: Mandated Laughter

After this morning's SCOTUS decision upholding the individual mandate, you could shoot the Internet with a horse tranquilizer and it still wouldn't calm down. Whether you're jumping for joy or stomping on a picture of Justice Robert's face, take a moment to laugh at these hilarious tweets…

I'm sad I'll never get the chance to experience Herman "Caincare". I bet there'd have been free penicillin shots and sexy pizza parties.

— Jenny Johnson (@JennyJohnsonHi5) June 28, 2012

Thinking about moving to Canada for our healthcare? My Doctor is literally a bear and she can't even remember my name.

— Dan Duvall (@lazerdoov) June 28, 2012

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Tags: Barack Obama, Canada, Conservatives, Health Care, Herman Cain, Judiciary, Mitt Romney, Sarah Palin, Supreme Court

Mitt Romney Reacts to the Survival of the Individual Mandate

…in 2006.

(via Mediaite)

Tags: Health Care, Judiciary, Massachusetts, Mitt Romney, Supreme Court

Meet Packy, the Little Health Care Law That Could

This is the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, but you can call him Packy. He's had a very exciting day!

 

 

Get to know more about Packy and his adventures in our storybook, "Packy Goes to the Supreme Court."

See the whole thing here.

Tags: Health Care, Judiciary, Supreme Court

U.S. Wakes Up in Alternate Reality in Which Obamacare Is Not Killed

Millions of Americans unknowingly slipped through a wormhole in spacetime at some point during the night and awoke this morning in a universe which resembles the one they were familiar with in nearly all respects except for one crucial one: This is a universe in which the Affordable Care Act — or Obamacare — was not to be struck down in a 5-4 decision from the Supreme Court…

In a landmark decision that will impact the nation for decades, the Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a key provision of President Barack Obama's health care law, ruling that requiring people to have health insurance violates the Constitution…

* Court rules 5-4 to uphold individual mandate.

* Court says the requirement to have insurance is a tax, and is constitutional.

* Court says on Medicaid that the federal government may not take Medicaid from states that refuse to take part. (That is a limited ruling, without striking it down. In the ruling the court offered the government a way to remedy this potential problem.)

* Court vindicates, affirms Presidential and congressional power in an important issue like health care.

Chief Justice John Roberts was the swing vote in the decision, Kate Bolduan reports, joining Ruth Bader Ginsburg, Stephen Breyer, Sonia Sotomayor and Elena Kagan.

Good thing this was upheld, actually. Because in this universe, the common cold turns people into walruses.

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Tags: Barack Obama, Health Care, John Roberts, Judiciary, Nerdiness, Supreme Court