I Didn't Get It

I'm going to flog the hell out of a dead horse. Bear with me, because I don't often keep as up-to-date with news as I should. I mean, I was excited about the SCOTUS decision regarding health care coverage, but I was also exhausted with Facebook and its political leanings, so I avoided a whole lot of coverage. My best thought regarding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act was that we can't know what it's going to look like on the United States as we've never worn such an outfit.

Clever, no? Thanks.

I saw a whole lot of vitriol. I giggled over the number of lawyers (and their loved ones) who posted this:

I braced myself for what was bound to be at least a day-long battle of I'm-Smarter-Than-You comments on people's posts. What I was unprepared for was this:

I had to ask about this. I still have to ask about this. I don't understand what Dred Scott has to do with health insurance. If you guys know, please tell me. I'm serious here - I don't think I'm entirely an idiot. I can explain the difference between substantive and procedural due process with only a few examples in place of definitions, and I realize that explaining by example is a lesser form of definition than a true definition (but it's a lot easier).

I think of this today as I'm catching up with Popehat, a favorite blog of mine when I want to read something with substantially more thought put into it than I put into writing for you guys. (Apologies all around, but I consider this more a diary than a place for discourse, and diary entries really aren't known for pre-planning.) I was pleased to see Patrick's list of SCOTUS cases even more horrifying than this decision, and I agree whole-heartedly with him. 

I hope the (what is it now?) 33 attempts from the House Republicans to repeal the law will end, as we have better things to do, like figure out how else we can screw over those who pay for private insurance already. Tax hike, anyone?