King v. Burwell

The justices will now convene

Debate and then concur well
Petitioner is David King
Respondent is Ms. Burwell

The question that’s before the court

The matter that’s “in res”
Is simply if the blinking law
Means the things it says

I’m glad the court took up the bill

For clarity, we need it
Now someone back in Washington
Will have to sit and read it

They need to parse each paragraph
There’s so much that’s at stake
I hope there’s Red Bull in reserve
To keep the bench awake

I’m no Supreme Court Justice

But there can’t be much debate
The law says plans are subsidized
If purchased through “a State”

Though, as they’ve now admitted

The plan was just a trick
Subsidies were carrots
All the rest…a stick

They thing they hadn’t counted on

The outcome that’s so strange is
Some governors could not be fooled
And didn’t set up exchanges

But that didn’t stop the IRS

(I think they’re off their meds)
They said that they could subsidize
Exchanges run by Feds

Opponents quickly pointed out

The law says no such thing
Ms. Burwell, though, consented.
Then enter, Mr. King.

And now the Court has granted “cert.”

Who thought it’d come so far?
Here’s hoping Mr. Gruber learns
How clever judges are.