Look for Kagan Health Reform Fight
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(Politico) Si Lazarus published an article in Politico on June 29, the first day on which Supreme Court nominee faced questioning from Senate Judiciary Committee members. The article accurately forecast that Republicans would make attacks on the health reform law a focus in their questioning and openly endorse activist justices who will exhume, from the early 20th century, interpretations of congressional authority under the commerce clause and the taxing and spending power. Si urges Democrats to vigorously spotlight the threat the health reform litigation poses to New Deal and Great Society laws almost all Americans support and rely on, like Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, the civil rights laws, and environmental protections. View more about this news item
