Which is exactly why Judge Vinson’s hyper-political and confusing misjudgments produced a ruling that’s not only flawed, but hard to respect as a work of legal scholarship.

The outcome of this case was a foregone conclusion. This particular case was brought by conservative state officials from 26 states, who carefully chose the venue. Vinson had already telegraphed the outcome, so the ruling just makes official what everyone expected anyway. Republicans are thrilled, of course, because activist court rulings are to be celebrated, just so long as it’s activism the right can agree with.

So two Republican-appointed federal district court judges have found that the individual mandate, an idea Republicans came up with, is unconstitutional. And two other federal district court judges, appointed by Democratic presidents, came to the opposite conclusion. About a dozen other federal courts have dismissed challenges to the health care law.

In other words, when you hear Pethokoukis say that “courts” have a problem with the Affordable Care Act, remember that it’s actually a minority of the judges who’ve heard cases related to the law.

Anyway, I do not have health insurance, even though I work two jobs for the state. My one job has 74 “part-time” workers who do not receive health insurance, while there are only 6 full-time workers. Most “part-time” workers work about 10 hours less than the full-timers. The state saves money by limiting benefits, but my co-workers and I end of costing the state in the long run as we rack up health problems. It is cheaper to fix problems before they turn into major complications.

Anyway, I am so glad that I must buy car insurance, but buying health insurance is considered unconstitutional. I think I will show up at Judge Rodger Vinson’s house the next time I am sick and see if he can help me.