In light of the bruising that Solicitor General Donald Verrilli took during this week’s oral arguments, no one can blame Obamacare’s supporters for trying to offer (belatedly) winning answers that the government’s attorney lacked. Two of the early entrants are law professors Akhil Amar and Jeffrey Rosen. But their efforts do not improve much on the government’s offering.

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