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Indeed, is a tax? >> harold, my sense from talking to people is that members of the house or the senate, democrats particularly in tough re-election fights are going to be reluctant to put this as a centerpiece. even the white house and the president can certainly argue this is a central legislative achievement, upheld by the court and he can begin to make the case to a still skeptical public, even his advisors i spoke to yesterday, the overall theme is going to be middle-class security and this...

The states authority any states authority. what i can tell you is the court came down on this issue decided that it was a tax to coerce some type of behavior. i mean i disagree with the courts opinion here. but, you know, if you look at it, this is a victory for the president. he got his health care law upheld by the court. the american people dont like this bill. they dont want to be forced into the kind of health care that washington dictates. they want to be ableç to choos themselves. and s...

Repeal the law in the senate. >> and that is, of course, mika, how -- that is how the democrats were able to pass it because they couldnt get to the 60, couldnt get closer, and the congressman brought up a very interesting name and its a name that a lot of democratic operatives who were taking victory laps, yesterday you were running around in your front yard singing. remember -- >> i had a flag. >>ç democrats this morning tha are popping your champagne, remember the name scott brown because i...

Lets say that its upheld and president obamas facing reelection in november and theres 60 or 70% or whatever the number is thinks the mandate is wrong. does that help him, is it irrelevant, does it hurt him? >> i think it hurts president obama, and it helps the g.o.p. that is explaining to the 70 or 72% of americans who do not believe that the individual mandate, especially, is constitutional, nor is it fair, nor is it economic. i think that that helps the g.o.p. candidates as we are trying to e...

Forward and make your indicate. >> greta: tomorrow the mandate. theyll have argument whether the mandate is constitutional tor not. its going to be attacked or supported on so many grounds. weve got a commerce clause issue. is this interstate commerce. supporters say absolutely. theyre not compelling someone into activity. theyre regulating activity. folks against it say if you force me to buy something, where do you draw the line? can you force me, youve heard the example again and again to eat...

We do expect a decision on all the stuff by the end of june, right? >> the end of june. >> greta: not a guarantee, but 99% sure well get it by the end of june either way. tomorrow, the mandate. tell me. why is it that you believe that the federal government did not have the authority to write a stostatuestatute with that mand? >> to purchase a product simply by sitting here, they can force us all, every single american will be told to purchase insurance. if you dont purchase that insurance, your...

Lets say that its upheld and president obamas facing reelection in november and theres 60 or 70% or whatever the number is thinks the mandate is wrong. does that help him, is it irrelevant, does it hurt him? >> i think it hurts president obama, and it helps the g.o.p. that is explaining to the 70 or 72% of americans who do not believe that the individual mandate, especially, is constitutional, nor is it fair, nor is it economic. i think that that helps the g.o.p. candidates as we are trying to e...

We do expect a decision on all the stuff by the end of june, right? >> the end of june. >> greta: not a guarantee, but 99% sure well get it by the end of june either way. tomorrow, the mandate. tell me. why is it that you believe that the federal government did not have the authority to write a stostatuestatute with that mand? >> to purchase a product simply by sitting here, they can force us all, every single american will be told to purchase insurance. if you dont purchase that insurance, your...

Forward and make your indicate. >> greta: tomorrow the mandate. theyll have argument whether the mandate is constitutional tor not. its going to be attacked or supported on so many grounds. weve got a commerce clause issue. is this interstate commerce. supporters say absolutely. theyre not compelling someone into activity. theyre regulating activity. folks against it say if you force me to buy something, where do you draw the line? can you force me, youve heard the example again and again to eat...