Holder did his Homework

Hm. Sounds like he might have dug his own grave. Kind of. However, just because he says something doesn't mean he believes it... kind of like some people.

Yes, it's now on record. Although I thought that the appeals panel's request might have backfired on them and been a bad PR move that might garner more sympathy to the president's remarks, it seems to have forced the administration to admit that they cannot coerce or strong-arm. One must admit that the Supreme Court's sworn duty to uphold the Constitution absolutely requires that their decisions be based on nothing less than the Constitution. Judicial review was established as their duty and right, solidified by Marbury v. Madison in 1803. Of course, if a law is struck down as being unconstitutional, the legislature may craft and pass a new law. If the mandate is ruled unconstitutional, and because of that the entire health care law is vacated, then the legislature will have to write a new law that falls within their Constitutional authority. Perhaps they might even deign to read it before passing it, thus making it more likely that someone will notice the bits that won't pass muster in a Supreme Court review.

The President may do what he has done in the past write an executive order and tell Congress and the Courts to take it and .... He will have put the ball back in their court.

I'd personally like to have Holder write a three-page paper on what's Constitutional about enforcing voter intimidation laws only against certain races instead of to all equally.