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The Supreme Court term that began this week will be remembered not for the important cases already on the High Court’s docket, but for the four blockbuster cases knocking on the Court’s door.
 
The four cases will likely make this the most important term in decades, while focusing Americans on several of the nation’s most emotional and divisive issues â€" illegal immigration, health care reform, gay marriage, affirmative action, and overreaching federal power â€" at the perfect time to influence the 2012 election.
 
The rulings in those cases and the ages of several Justices will make the Court’s legitimacy and future direction prominent campaign issues as well.
 
When the Obama Administration signaled last week that it wouldn’t delay a Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of ObamaCare, the last piece fell into place for an historic term.  Within days, petitions for Supreme Court review were filed in Florida v. Heal! th & Human Services, in which 26 states are challenging the new health care law.  The timing guarantees ObamaCare a dominant role in the election debate.

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