What a mess!
The U.S. Supreme Court has ruled in favor of the Affordable Care Act, and Republicans thought that since Chief Justice John Roberts is a conservative Republican, he would be on their side. That’s a pretty ridiculous assumption. After all, it is the duty of the Supreme Court to interpret the law according to the Constitution.
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