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Saying if you have a preexisting condition you cant be denied coverage. those two provisions go. but there are many other provisions unrelated to the mandate. things like 2.5 million young adult getting health insurance on their familys plans. seniors getting prescription drug coverage. all those seem unrelated to the mandate so my guess is those provisions would stand. megyn: wendy, what do you think? if the individual mandate goes but they dont throw out the whole law. >> when nancy pelosi sai...

Idea why its okay not to put it in. >> more than that, there was a severability clause in the original draft and it was removed. so there is no severability clause, you are absolutely correct. you know, what ken said, regardless of what happens, this debate is long from over. either we go back to the drawing board and find a health care system that is legal and eghtsical and -- and ethical and constitutional. or if we dont prevail, it is more important than to have elect conservatives into offic...

Said to be respectful of a co-equal bank branch, we need to send it to congress to start over. and needler finally said, i dont accept your premise. so there is a strong possibility -- its what pam and i are hoping for -- that if they find the mandate unconstitutional, they will rip the whole law out and people like pam and i and a lot of others are watching like hawks to make sure all the pieces come out. >> greta: i dont know how -- pam,il put this to you. if the supreme court strikes the mand...

In. >> more than that, there was a severability clause in the original draft and it was removed. so there is no severability clause, you are absolutely correct. you know, what ken said, regardless of what happens, this debate is long from over. either we go back to the drawing board and find a health care system that is legal and eghtsical and -- and ethical and constitutional. or if we dont prevail, it is more important than to have elect conservatives into office right now. >> greta: what is p...

Said to be respectful of a co-equal bank branch, we need to send it to congress to start over. and needler finally said, i dont accept your premise. so there is a strong possibility -- its what pam and i are hoping for -- that if they find the mandate unconstitutional, they will rip the whole law out and people like pam and i and a lot of others are watching like hawks to make sure all the pieces come out. >> greta: i dont know how -- pam,il put this to you. if the supreme court strikes the mand...

Desire to say, that if you strike this e thing down, you have to strike down the whole thing, but the absence of the severability clause is not depositive, and so if there is not a severability clause, the court could say it is unconstitutional for the individual mandate and let the other provisions stand. >> so we have a court who could say, individual mandate is down and leave for example being able to cover your kids on the insurance and we are going to leave the pre-existing conditions, but ...

And a u.s. senate. we need to take back the presidency and the senate. thats going to be the other fix to this problem. but hopefully, the justices asked intelligent question, i think they will follow the law. there is no case in history eye challenge any lawyer in the country to tell me how the official government can take the commerce clause this far. this is one document, the united states constitution -- >> jamie: you keep bringing it back to that. thats the supreme courts job, to interpret ...

tonight, caught red-handed on an open mic. wrapping up a meeting with russian president dmitry medvedev in seoul today, president obama was heard saying this. >> this is my last election. after my election i have more flexibility. i understand you. i transmit this information to vladimir and i stand with you. >> he was asking for space when it comes to the hotly disputed missile defense system which would place a shield in countries neighboring russia. russia strongly opposes this syst...

chancellor that things will be changing as well. im wolf blitzer, youre in "the situation room." all that coming up, but first, a campaign triple header right here in "the situation room." ill interview three republican presidential hopefuls today, mitt romney is on deck, rick santorum follows the next hour, right now the republican presidential can da aial candid. the former speaker of the house newt gingrich. spiker, thank you for coming in. eeveryone seems to agree that getting to t...

Is an integration with the health system different from other areas. >> shannon: advocates on the other side say it is not legitimate to say somebody would show up in the emergency room and not be treated. that wouldnt happen. doctors are obligated to save a life if it is a leaf or death situation. >> i agree that and say because they continue to pay for the person where does the cost go. $57 billion a year get dumped on the people paying for their premiums. that is not fair either. the idea of ...