ObamaCare - Supreme Court Decision

Within hours, we'll know what nine people think about ObamaCare. Their opinions have the power to greatly impact our lives.

Crazy.

From the Wall Street Journal:

The Supreme Court will decide the fate of President Barack Obama's health-care law Thursday morning.

True. But I don't frame the decision in those terms.

It's not the fate of "Obama's law" that concerns me. I don't care what the ruling means for Obama and the Democrats. I could not care less about Obama's presidential legacy or his political future.

I care about the fate of my family and friends.

...All of Washington was prepared to react within minutes of the ruling, which was expected to come shortly after 10 a.m. EDT. Republicans said they would push to repeal any parts of the law that survived the court's review.

"Regardless of how the court rules, the law is a huge issue for the American people, and it has to be repealed completely," House Speaker John Boehner told House Republicans Wednesday, according to someone who was in the room.

White House officials have said they were confident the court would uphold the law, but they were preparing for other outcomes including pressing ahead with the remainder of the law if part is struck down.

The Supreme Court has three cases left to decide, and it may announce the other two rulings first. That is because many court watchers expect Chief Justice John Roberts to write the health-care opinion, and the court announces rulings in order of the seniority of the justice delivering the majority opinion. The chief justice has the highest seniority by virtue of his position.

The court will begin its session at 10 a.m. sharp. Usually on decision days, the court completes the release of opinions within a half-hour. After Thursday's final session of the current Supreme Court term, the justices aren't scheduled to take the bench again until October.

So by 9:30 AM CT, we should know what the nine people have "ruled."

I know this is what democracy looks like, but it makes me nervous.