Judges asking tough questions about Obamacare, individual mandate

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Washington Examiner:

Ken Klukowski
06/09/11

Federal judges hearing arguments yesterday in the nation’s biggest Obamacare case asked some hard questions of the Obamacare administration in the 11th Circuit appeals court.

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Judge Frank Hull is a Clinton appointee, considered a moderate liberal. And Judge Stanley Marcus is a moderate, formerly a federal district judge appointed by President Reagan, but elevated to the circuit court by Clinton. Overall this is a moderate panel.

This was evident in the questions put to the lawyers yesterday. Dubina and Marcus both pressed President Obama’s lawyer, Acting Solicitor-General Neal Katyal, what limits on federal power would endure if the court allowed the individual mandate to survive.

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The tea leaves don't seem very easy to read.