http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/12/us-usa-healthcare-idUSTRE77B4J320110812 Another step closer to repeal of Obamacare or its judicial overturn.
Does this not instantly kill the law? there is no provision to strike any part of the law that is deemed unconstitutional, It was an all or nothing deal... No need to repeal... just ignore.
Aren't most congressmen lawyers? You'd think they could write a bill that was constitutional; assuming they wanted to.
I think Pelosi and Reed allowed their overwhelming desire to force a national healthcare system into place overide their common sense and legal experience. I believe they also thought that they could get it into place before it could be repealed in congress, they were right about that. But I doubt they anticipated that the judiciary would do the right thing and probably believed they could influence them in their direction.
Common practice: Ignore the law based on this court decision declaring the law as it stands unconstitutional.