Supreme Court health-care ruling likely to have long-term fallout

Karen Tumulty
washingtonpost.com
June 21, 2012

Though no one outside the Supreme Court has an inkling how it is going to rule on President Obama’s health-care law, the political fallout — at least initially — is easy to predict.

If the law is upheld in full, the decision will be hailed as a triumph for Obama and his leadership. If it is struck down entirely, Republicans will claim vindication in their unanimous opposition to what they see as a massive overreach of government.

And if only part of the law survives, both sides will scramble to reposition. The Obama administration and its allies will do their best to protect what is left. Republicans have vowed to repeal it all as soon as they can, and eventually, to offer an alternative.

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This article was posted: Thursday, June 21, 2012 at 10:59 am

Tags: activism, domestic news, legislation

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