FuckmouthedRube
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If the Court were truly concerned about election outcomes they would have passed on an Obamacare ruling in 2012. Also don't see how they could conceivably keep slow playing a decision until 2017. The court's been spooked about the reaction to Roe vs Wade for more than 40 years. Was a 7-2 decision and support for abortion rights in 1973 (~52%) was lower than support for marriage equality (~58%) is now. Kennedy and Roberts will vote with the majority in the end, but that doesn't mean that they (and potentially a few of the liberal justices) don't want public support to be higher when they finally issue a definitive decision.