conservative position, perhaps ready to declare the original mandate of the president s bill unconstitutional? no. look, i expect justice to see ask tough questions of both sides, and in the appellate courts, conservative judges asked really tough questions of the government and then ruled in favor of the government, in favor of the original mandate. favor of the individual mandate. so i m not surprised, and pete williams did talk about justice kennedy s remarks at the end where he did express that this is perhaps a unique market and came up with his own limiting principles. so i expected tough questions. i m still confident we should win this case if the judges apply justices apply the previous precedent. attorney general abbott, thank you for joining us tonight. let me ask you about the question of heavy burden. the justices seemed to believe that the question here is not just the extension or possible flexibility of the interstate commerce clause but more fundamental the inher
adviser on health reform in the obama administration. bob is the attorney general of texas and one of the state attorney generals who brought this case against the government. are you as concerned as i ve just heard the report justifies it that this looks like kennedy is leaning toward the conservative position, perhaps ready to declare the original mandate of the president s bill unconstitutional? no. look, i expect justice to see ask tough questions of both sides, and in the appellate courts, conservative judges asked really tough questions of the government and then ruled in favor of the government, in favor of the original mandate. favor of the individual mandate. so i m not surprised, and pete williams did talk about justice kennedy s remarks at the end where he did express that this is perhaps a unique market and came up with his own limiting principles. so i expected tough questions. i m still confident we should win this case if the judges apply justices apply the previous
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this case against the government. are you as concerned as i ve just heard the report justifies it that this looks like kennedy is leaning toward the conservative position, perhaps ready to declare the original mandate of the president s bill unconstitutional? no. look, i expect justice to see ask tough questions of both sides, and in the appellate courts, conservative judges asked really tough questions of the government and then ruled in favor of the government, in favor of the original mandate. so i m not surprised, and pete williams did talk about justice kennedy s remarks at the end where he did express that this is perhaps a unique market and came up with his own limiting principles. so i expected tough questions. i m still confident we should win this case if the judges apply justices apply the previous precedent. attorney general abbott, thank you for joining us tonight. let me ask you about the question of heavy burden. the justices seemed to believe that the question her