Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Judge strikes down healthcare reform law - Again!

(Reuters) - A federal judge in Florida struck down President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare overhaul as unconstitutional on Monday in the biggest legal challenge yet to federal authority to enact the law.

"Because the individual mandate is unconstitutional and not severable, the entire act must be declared void," he wrote, "This has been a difficult decision to reach and I am aware that it will have indeterminable implications."

States involved in the lawsuit were Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Iowa, Ohio, Kansas, Maine, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/01/31/us-usa-healthcare-ruling-idUSTRE70U6RY20110131?pageNumber=1

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2011/jan/31/judge-uses-obamas-words-against-him/

1 comment:

Jan n Jer said...

If you relly look at this thing. If it's unfair to force people to buy health insurance, then is it fair to force the TAXPAYERS..to pay for the people who have no coverage???? Just my thoughts!!!