The United States Supreme Court, the highest c...

The United States Supreme Court. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

This week, the Supreme Court is hear­ing argu­ments about the Con­sti­tu­tion­al­ity of the Patient Pro­tec­tion and Afford­able Care Act (PPACA, ACA, or Oba­macare). Audio of Monday’s argu­ment can be heard here. It is fas­ci­nat­ing to lis­ten to the record­ing. The chance to hear a case as it is argued before the high­est court in the land is a treat not to be avoided. One gets a feel for the peo­ple behind the names, the voices and per­son­al­i­ties of a hand­ful of peo­ple (except for Jus­tice Clarence Thomas, whose voice is not heard) who decide some of the most vital issues of our day.  It sounds like a polite and eru­dite con­ver­sa­tion among witty but seri­ous peo­ple. Just like the com­ments on Log­a­rchism. On a good day, any­way. This is con­sti­tu­tional law at its finest. (more…)