February 4, 2013 5:10PM 

# Ted Olson on John Roberts’ Saving Construction of ObamaCare 

By [Michael F. Cannon](https://www.cato.org/people/michael-f-cannon) 

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At a recent legal conference, former Solicitor General (and Cato Institute board member) Ted Olson [offered](http://abovethelaw.com/2013/01/quote-of-the-day-ted-olsons-got-jokes/) this slightly nerdy take on Chief Justice John Roberts’ [saving construction](http://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/11pdf/11-393c3a2.pdf) of ObamaCare’s individual mandate:

> Roberts’ support for the individual mandate brings to mind the Higgs boson — it can’t be seen, it disappears upon occurrence, and it’s the God particle that controls everything in the universe.

Hat tip: Louise Bennetts.

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