The Letter of the Law

The Letter of the Law
http://www.cbsnews.com/news/will-the-supreme-court-get-another-shot-at-obamacare/
""The argument, he said, attempts to "exploit poorly-drafted statutory language and transform that into a radical re-conceptualization of what the Affordable Care Act was meant to do."""
As in " the letter of the law"?  Words matter.  I can believe there are poorly drafted sections of the law but ".  "  the federal government will give subsidies to eligible consumers who buy insurance from an exchange "established by the State." is very clear.

"". However, there's no need to guess congressional intent given the law was passed by Congress four years ago. In fact, seven high-ranking Democrats who helped craft Obamacare, as well as dozens of state lawmakers, filed abrief in the case to explain the true intent of the law.""

And these partisons can be believed? Their  intent may not be the intent of congress. The letter of the law trumps intentent, and the proper way to fix it is legislation. Prior to that, follow the law.