Letter: Country polarized

The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to hear arguments for and against the Health Care Reform Act. Many lower courts have found the law to conform to the U.S. Constitution and few have found that it does not.

What our opinions are of the HCRA no longer matters. The nine justices will make the final decision. I would like to believe that the highest court in the land will review the merits based on the Constitution. Unfortunately, the politics have already started: Two justices have been asked to recuse themselves. One will vote against. One will vote for. It seems that the other seven will have to make the decision; however, they are not without political baggage.

It is clear that four of the justices will see the HCRA as legal and four will see it as illegal. I believe that the final vote will fall on Justice Anthony Kennedy. No one really knows how Justice Kennedy will vote: he may not know at the present time. I write this opinion to demonstrate how polarized we are in this country.

Not even the highest constitutional authority is without political bias. The founding fathers believed they created a governmental structure which could stand the test of time and politics. Greed and self interest permeates every corner of our local and federal government. We, the citizens, are responsible.

Anthony A. Matulch

Sutter