ERD50
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By this logic, no law can ever stand if any part of it is found unconstitutional. ...
That's fine by me (though I obviously am not on the SC ). To my thinking, if Congress wants to bundle laws into one bill, then they should deal with the consequences. The President does not have line item veto either, and that's a good thing IMO. He can veto the bill and tell Congress what it would take for him to sign it, and they can decide if that works for them or not.
As far as your states comments, federal powers are different from state powers, so don't see the connection. If that was just to say what works or not, again, I don't think it is up to the SC to decide what works, just what is Constitutional - see my separation of powers comments.
If the health care law is tossed out, I think the people who don't want any type of national health care system will end up being very disappointed. ...
That may be. But that isn't an excuse to do an end-around of the Constitution.
-ERD50