"It's been talked about all this last week," she said on ABC's This Week. "And I have a ticket. I will be in the Supreme Court chamber to hear these oral arguments live."
Thank god.
It seems that after a brief scare Congresswoman Michele Bachmann has in fact secured a coveted seat at Oral Argument before SCOTUS on the health care bill.
Bachman, you will remember, is a constitutional scholar. Here, she makes here case for why it is unconstitutional:
Ok, so I guess she kind of just says its unconstitutional and thus makes it so. It's too bad she's not litigating the case herself.
So here's my prediction: Michele Bachmann will sit through oral argument this week, and not understand what the hell is going on. Advocates on both sides will cite precedential cases, and make nuanced arguments about the reach of the Commerce Clause and the Necessary and Proper Clause. Bachmann will nod her head as the former Solicitor General Paul Clement makes his pitch, but will wonder why he is not screaming at the Justices things like: "Socialism!" "Death Panels!" and "Who cares about the Commerce Clause the American People Do Not Accept a Government Takeover of Health Care And It is Definitely Unconstitutional!"
And in late June, when the Court reaches its 8-1 decision upholding the mandate as a proper exercise of an enumerated power under Article I and the Necessary and Proper Clause, somewhere, Michele Bachman's head will finally explode.