The Supreme Court’s Most Impressive Achievement
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June 29 (Bloomberg) -- The most fascinating aspect of theSupreme Court’s anticlimactic decision to uphold the AffordableCare Act isn’t the outcome. It’s that until the ruling washanded down, nobody outside the court knew what the outcome wasgoing to be.
Imagine that. Smack in the middle of a city where leaks area way of life, here was a pending action that pundits wereproclaiming would determine President Barack Obama’s legacy, andthe capital’s legion of political reporters was unable to ferretout the smallest advance hint of the court’s intentions -- eventhough the initial vote probably came three months ago. Thejustices themselves, their law clerks and all the personnel ofthe court cooperate in maintaining the veil.