reply to post by Mintwithahole.
This isn't the place for a health care debate, but 47 million Americans are either not covered by health insurance or "undercovered". That is
roughly 16% of the American population. Some Americans don't see the future in wrecking the economy for 16% of the population.
As to the real subject, the American system works this way: if a person is convicted of a crime in a legitimate court, he is guilty unless an appeal
reverses the court's decision. It matters not if all the newspapers, TV "journalists" etc., think him to be innocent. If the jury finds him
guilty, it generally takes new evidence presented to the court to lift the conviction. In the US, public opinion in favor of a convicted felon has no
effect on the court, or at least should not.