The Hinge of Fate

The Supreme Court is hearing arguments over the Healthcare Reform Law. The law could have been defended by comparing it with the requirements to buy auto insurance. That this is a shared risk that everyone has to contribute. If the Court stikes down the individial mandate on the grounds that the government cannot require anybody to buy insurance then it could have dangerous repurcussions in other areas. In any case such a repeal would be a devastating blow to the Obama adminstration, and it would embolden the Right-wingers to go on the offensive.