SCOTUS and tha ACA

The Court has upheld the Affordable Care Act once again. And Roberts again voted with the majority.
Naturally, the lunatics on the Court had a fit.

http://hotair.com/archives/2015/06/25/breaking-scotus-upholds-obamacare-subsidies-in-king-6-3/

Scalia would have a better argument if he hadn't been such an asshole in so many previous decisions. At this point, his whining and spitting just doesn't have the same impact.

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it’s also a reminder that presidential elections matter for this very reason — because otherwise, the next openings will get filled with the Kagans and Sotomayors rather than the Scalias and the Thomases.

Is it just me, or is this article subtly implying that "legislating from the bench" is okay?

richard09 wrote:

Scalia would have a better argument if he hadn't been such an asshole in so many previous decisions. At this point, his whining and spitting just doesn't have the same impact.

Can you imagine having a co-worker whom you despise, who has been appointed for life, and cannot be fired?  Talk about hostile working conditions!

The most dysfunctional court in U.S. history.

NoCoPilot wrote:

Is it just me, or is this article subtly implying that "legislating from the bench" is okay?

Don't be silly. Only liberals legislative from the bench. Conservatives uphold the Constitution. It only looks the same to people who hate the Constitution. And the troops. And apple pie. And...