Reply #17: The bill has a severence clause.

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Paraphrasing it says that if any portion of the bill is found to be Unconstitutional that portion is severed from the bill and rest of bill stands.

Little do Republicans realize the quandary they put themselves in if mandates are found to be Unconstitutional. Repealing rest of HCR would require 60 votes (which they don't even come close to having).

So rest of bill would stand and mandates would go away which would kill insurance companies and likely require a public option.