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Originally Posted by GGT

I'm trying to figure out the term "unseverable". This latest judge says the individual mandate means the whole bill is voidable.

Apparently, laws are usually written with a standard "severable clause". Legalese meaning parts of a bill can be removed as needed, without having to re-write the whole thing, or a judge can void certain parts without nullifying the whole. The healthcare law didn't have one, but was considered implicit by the authors (and congress, and some other judges).