Judge Napolitano Slams SCOTUS Ruling on ObamaCare

[rush transcript HEMMER Chief ░░░░░░░░ John Roberts joining the ░░░░░░░░ liberal members of the ░░░░░░░░ to vote with them ░░░░░░░░ 6 3 remember during ░░░░░░░░ oral arguments for this ░░░░░░░░ He did not ask ░░░░░░░░ single question but yet ░░░░░░░░ wrote the decision today ░░░░░░░░ majority opinion saying Congress ░░░░░░░░ the Affordable Care Act ░░░░░░░░ improve insurance markets not ░░░░░░░░ them In dissent Justice ░░░░░░░░ said we should start ░░░░░░░░ this law SCOTUS care ░░░░░░░░ s a reflection from ░░░░░░░░ Scalia after two major ░░░░░░░░ have decided the course ░░░░░░░░ this law going back ░░░░░░░░ 2011 again today 6 ░░░░░░░░ ruling and the significant ░░░░░░░░ of that gives the ░░░░░░░░ Administration the president upholding ░░░░░░░░ tax subsidies in the ░░░░░░░░ care overall law Preserves ░░░░░░░░ insurance for millions of ░░░░░░░░ This is something that ░░░░░░░░ continue to be debated ░░░░░░░░ versus Burwell the case ░░░░░░░░ 3 ruling just a ░░░░░░░░ ago Judge Andrew Napolitano ░░░░░░░░ News Senior Judicial Analyst ░░░░░░░░ me now Immediate reaction ░░░░░░░░ you judge We talked ░░░░░░░░ this for months What ░░░░░░░░ you think now NAPOLITANO ░░░░░░░░ immediate reaction is that ░░░░░░░░ chief justice has yet ░░░░░░░░ resorted to nearly unheard ░░░░░░░░ construction in order to ░░░░░░░░ the statute Last time ░░░░░░░░ when the government said ░░░░░░░░ was not a tax ░░░░░░░░ the challengers said it ░░░░░░░░ not a tax the ░░░░░░░░ justice ruled it was ░░░░░░░░ tax and that saved ░░░░░░░░ This time around he ░░░░░░░░ the plain meaning of ░░░░░░░░ words established by the ░░░░░░░░ and somehow held that ░░░░░░░░ were ambiguous And that ░░░░░░░░ could and majority could ░░░░░░░░ the ambiguity according to ░░░░░░░░ they thought the drafters ░░░░░░░░ Justice Scalia s dissent ░░░░░░░░ about compelling and stinging ░░░░░░░░ any dissent that I ░░░░░░░░ seen basically saying that ░░░░░░░░ court is now in ░░░░░░░░ business of saving a ░░░░░░░░ in order to save ░░░░░░░░ reputation In terms of ░░░░░░░░ side look this is ░░░░░░░░ major victory for the ░░░░░░░░ s views but it ░░░░░░░░ not a major victory ░░░░░░░░ the president himself because ░░░░░░░░ weeks ago in Germany ░░░░░░░░ attacked very concept of ░░░░░░░░ court coming down with ░░░░░░░░ ruling like this I ░░░░░░░░ you will hear from ░░░░░░░░ Earnest in a few ░░░░░░░░ that the president is ░░░░░░░░ joyful of the outcome ░░░░░░░░ The law said with ░░░░░░░░ of the exchanges as ░░░░░░░░ by the states And ░░░░░░░░ court has interpreted that ░░░░░░░░ in the law to ░░░░░░░░ a much broader definition ░░░░░░░░ many including yourself had ░░░░░░░░ correct NAPOLITANO Yes The ░░░░░░░░ has interpreted the phrase ░░░░░░░░ mean as established by ░░░░░░░░ states to mean established ░░░░░░░░ any government anywhere at ░░░░░░░░ time which of course ░░░░░░░░ the three states that ░░░░░░░░ established these and the ░░░░░░░░ government which established them ░░░░░░░░ 34 states Justice Scalia ░░░░░░░░ how can there be ░░░░░░░░ in words that are ░░░░░░░░ English and to meaning ░░░░░░░░ which each of us ░░░░░░░░ The states refers to ░░░░░░░░ 58 states excuse me ░░░░░░░░ 50 states It does ░░░░░░░░ refer to the federal ░░░░░░░░ But Justice Scalia wrote ░░░░░░░░ dissent Justice Kennedy went ░░░░░░░░ with the majority.”