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QUOTE (StrangeSox @ Sep 30, 2014 -> 03:27 PM) Apparently the 10th circuit is 7 democrat-appointed judges and 5 republican appointed ones, so this could end up being just like the D.C. circuit and reversed en banc. The problem for the plaintiffs is that under the Chevron doctrine, courts are deferential to agency interpretations of ambiguous statutes.[ When you read one line out of thousands within the bill, you can make the argument that the plaintiffs are that the statute excludes federally run exchanges and does so intentionally. Looking only at that one line and nothing else within the bill or any of the legislative history (nobody seemed to think this was a clever and deliberate way to force states to set up exchanges until this 'glitch' was discovered by people looking to destroy the ACA using any means necessary), it may even be the most plausible interpretation. When you read that line in the context of the rest of the bill, that argument is harder to make, and the intention of including federal subsidies becomes more likely. But really, which one is "more likely" doesn't matter. The courts don't decide that; as long as the IRS's "federal subsidies are ok" interpretation is a plausible reading of the statute, it's fine. Even if it's not the most likely interpretation, courts will still defer to the agency. But, like you said, that only applies when the statutory text is ambiguous. The judge in Oklahoma thought it unambiguous. Also, this wasn't an appellate ruling, it was the Eastern District of Oklahoma. I think the only appellate courts to rule on it so far are DC (striking down the IRS rule) and the 4th (upholding the IRS rule).

QUOTE (bmags @ Sep 28, 2014 -> 09:56 AM) Good Lord. I can't believe you are crying so much about an in conference road win especially with white and hunt out on offense. Maybe college football is just down this year. There were so many great senior qbs that graduated and their replacements haven't looked very good. I'd say Oregon is hands down number one except they always trip up. Is there a top team anyone feels great about? Seriously. How the hell do you enjoy college football at all when you can't even be happy when your team wins a conference road game?

QUOTE (daa84 @ Sep 28, 2014 -> 09:06 AM) i was able to go in 2012 at medinah when I was living in Chicago. Really cool experience, however it's very hard to actually see more than a handful of holes and you don't really know what's going on in the greater picture of the match. I'm only about 70 miles away from Chaska and am considering getting tickets for 2016. I just like watching the event on tv so much, I may only consider going on Friday Oh man, I forgot 2016 was at Hazeltine. May have to try to go to that. I always forget how far outside the Cities Chaska is. In my head it's by Minnetonka, but it's really not.

QUOTE (Soxfest @ Sep 25, 2014 -> 01:38 PM) Good he is the worst AG I have ever seen. He did not uphold Constitution on many levels, he enforced what he wanted and nothing else You keep saying this and then don't pay attention to the replies. Lather, rinse, repeat.

My god, those Nebraska uniforms were straight fugly. Also, in what world was it ok for Hoke to send Morris back into the game when he couldn't even stand.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 25, 2014 -> 08:35 AM) It's a subtle but important distinction, to me. I would never expect a person's faith NOT to effect their political views. But that doesn't mean laws should be written that cater to one specific religion or belief, and effect others from that place. Right, I get it's going to affect views on some level, and it is an important to distinction. I thought SS stated it nicely with the abolitionist comment. In terms of talking to other people about your religion (what HH and Greg were talking about), a good general rule is to not bring it up until the other person does. I once had a delightful conversation with a Mormon at my school. I disagreed with some of what he said, but none of it bothered me or was off-putting, because the conversation arose organically.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Sep 24, 2014 -> 04:41 PM) Regardless of people's religious views, it bothers the hell out of me that people continue to want their faith (whatever faith that may be) to have a say in the political process. Your personal beliefs have zero place being put upon other people via the government. Go tell it on the mountain all you want, go vote with your faith and consience on issues, tell your friends, associate with or create groups or organizations to your heart's content. But the minute you expect that your religious beliefs should effect other people's lives via law, you have lost track of the beauty of the Constitution. Maybe I'm reading what you mean wrong, but there seems to be some cognitive dissonance here. Voting with your faith on an issue means you're using that faith to affect other people's lives via law, doesn't it?

QUOTE (greg775 @ Sep 24, 2014 -> 10:58 PM) No it isn't. What is wrong with a group of people getting together at 5 p.m. every Sunday in Lawrence, Kansas, packing the pews, acting nice to each other while worshiping the entity they believe to be God? Many of you hate going to Mass/church services, refuse to go to such and like Bill Maher, do not believe in the higher power. I repeat ... what is wrong with people being polite, happy, nice to each other for an hour and 10 minutes while listening to some good music and a nice message from the priest/pastor/minister? That is not evil. I respect you all for forgoing church/Mass/religion, but I think you are missing something honorable and peaceful. You may be better than me in all regards, but I do enjoy the peace and quiet and niceness of an hour at church and sometimes more when I get in the habit of going to the 5:15 daily Mass at the local college chapel. Religion is not the root of all evil. You can enjoy the peace and quiet and niceness of your time at church without thinking that the rest of us are missing out on something honorable and peaceful. To say we're missing out on it implies you think we should be doing it, and that's not your call to make.

QUOTE (Steve9347 @ Sep 23, 2014 -> 04:39 PM) http://www.alshonjefferies.com/ I was shocked when Gruden actually said his name correctly the other night.

I loved Jeffery's postgame comments on Antonio Allen calling him lazy. "How many yards did I get?" "105" "Then I guess he didn't cover me." "Are you guys still friends?" "Yeah, but in between those lines I play for the Chicago Bears."

As an outsider, I don't see Illinois winning more than one Big Ten game this year. They have just looked awful, and Beckman hasn't done anything to inspire confidence up to this point.

QUOTE (Jake @ Sep 21, 2014 -> 07:17 PM) Yes it was worse. And it is better than college OT. Just play it like a quarter so the game resembles the way it's played the rest of the game. Make it shorter if the worry is time. College Football OT might be my favorite OT setup of any sport.

QUOTE (LittleHurt05 @ Sep 21, 2014 -> 08:22 PM) Yet Indiana's not even ranked yet! They actually got one vote at 25 from a dude in Cleveland. I have no idea when the last time IU got a vote in the polls was. Probably more than 20 years ago.

Hoosiers! Defense played really, really well. What killed Mizzou the most was the ridiculous amount of high snaps. The scary thing is that that might be the Big Ten's best win the entire year.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 20, 2014 -> 09:54 AM) Just a guess... one shared experience the elder generation has that the younger generation doesn't have? The second world war. (Including many as children). You might have something there, given the huge jump in "no" for the 65+ group. A significant part of that group would have actually lived through the war, and even the ones who were born shortly thereafter might have felt the united nationalism a little moreso than those even born a decade later.

QUOTE (ChiSox_Sonix @ Sep 19, 2014 -> 09:08 AM) Interesting results by age in the Scotland vote showing a very large pro-Independence viewpoint among the younger generations. This could be an issue again in the future. Is that a cohort or generational effect though? I really have no idea.

Tevin Coleman is really good. Except for that fumble on Saturday. Come on IU, I expected you to beat Bowling Green and lose to Missouri, maybe just flip it around for me, eh?

I hear New Trier is 3-0. They haven't been very good the past few years.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 11, 2014 -> 08:07 PM) Anyone living west of Chicago has a decent shot at viewing an aurora tomorrow night. We're in the "Good" range and I went outside at about just before 9 (sunset was at 7:30) but wasn't able to see it. Not sure if it was because it was mostly cloudy or just too bright being downtown.

QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Sep 9, 2014 -> 07:31 PM) Crean's buyout through mid-summer of next year is $12 million. Drops to $7.5 million the next year. I honestly think that if Glass wants to pull the trigger, he will. I'm not sure what the rules are on boosters donating money to pay for buyouts (it happened with Sampson), but even if it was $12 million I bet they could come up with enough money to get him to leave. Hell, just convince Mark Cuban IU needs a new coach and you're golden.

QUOTE (He_Gawn @ Sep 9, 2014 -> 06:22 PM) Which BTW, I've taken a ton of s*** for supporting… But most of you we're right. This guy is not suitable to run a program. (Especially SoxBadger, we've been at it plenty.. But you were spot on for a few years now. My apologies man…) 2 years from now, IU will either be doing well under Crean or have a new coach. I still can't see him getting fired after this year, unless they do something absolutely awful like put up a single digit win total.

Woohoo! Congrats!

Let's gooooooooo. Bears = #1 offense evar

After reading through Posner's opinion, it really might be as good as everyone says. I mean, damn. I saw a really good comment about how he eschewed string citations and kept the citations in general to a necessary minimum. That was perfect. By doing that he was saying "Enough -- these arguments are so ludicrous they don't require extensive legal argument in opposition." Sometimes Posner takes a moral superiority stance and it falls flat. But this, this was perfect.

QUOTE (Felix @ Sep 6, 2014 -> 11:49 AM) Hate to break it to you, but the Finals were decided when Phoenix beat the Lynx. That was essentially the WNBA Finals. (no offense to Chicago, who I hope kicks the s*** out of Taurasi and the Mercury) No championship parade down Nicollet Mall this year.