Monday was the warm-up. The Supreme Court was simply hearing arguments over whether it should take the health-care case at all. Both the defenders of the law and the challengers of the law urged the justices to move forward with the arguments. The Court had to appoint an outside lawyer to make the case for backing down. But from the tone of the questioning, it seemed clear the justices had decided already on this question: They weren't going to turn back, not now.
