Charles Krauthammer: Why Roberts did it – The Washington Post

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Charles Krauthammer: Why Roberts did it – The Washington Post.

By Charles Krauthammer, Published: June 28

It’s the judiciary’s Nixon-to-China: Chief Justice John Roberts joins the liberal wing of the Supreme Court and upholds the constitutionality of Obamacare. How? By pulling off one of the great constitutional finesses of all time. He managed to uphold the central conservative argument against Obamacare, while at the same time finding a narrow definitional dodge to uphold the law — and thus prevented the court from being seen as having overturned, presumably on political grounds, the signature legislation of this administration. Continue reading “Charles Krauthammer: Why Roberts did it – The Washington Post” →

Morning Reading: Psalm 30:4-6 ESV

Sing praises to the Lord, O you his saints,
and give thanks to his holy name.
For his anger is but for a moment,
and his favor is for a lifetime.
Weeping may tarry for the night,
but joy comes with the morning.
As for me, I said in my prosperity,
“I shall never be moved.”
Psalm 30:4-6 ESV