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Hooray for Chief Justice Roberts!

I can't say I was expecting that. Justice Kennedy was seen by most as the best possible swing vote. Based on commentary of his I read, however, I was none too confident that he'd vote alongside the liberal justices for a 5-4 vote in favor to uphold Obamacare and with it, the individual mandate.

The vote wound up going 5-4 in favor of upholding the law, but it wasn't Kennedy who voted alongside the liberal justices; it was Chief Justice Roberts. I'll never know why he truly decided to vote the way he did, but all I want to say is thank you. I was dropped from my insurance plan three months ago and rejected by another due to pre-existing conditions. Due to the Affordable Care Act being upheld, I'll be guaranteed insurance in 2014. I hope I can managed to get it before then, of course, but it's nice to know at some point, it will be illegal to reject me due to my pre-existing conditions. Thanks again!
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