Florida Court Ruled Obamacare Unconstitutional

[Kenneth]

A U.S. district judge ruled Monday that the health care law unconstitutional because it violates the Commerce Clause

Judge Roger Vinson said as a result of the unconstitutionality of the "individual mandate" that requires people to buy insurance, the entire law must be thrown out.

"I must reluctantly conclude that Congress exceeded the bounds of its authority in passing the Act with the individual mandate. That is not to say, of course, that Congress is without power to address the problems and inequities in our health care system. The health care market is more than one sixth of the national economy, and without doubt Congress has the power to reform and

regulate this market. That has not been disputed in this case. The principal dispute

has been about how Congress chose to exercise that power here," Vinson wrote.

"Because the individual mandate is unconstitutional and not severable, the entire act must be declared void," he wrote.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2011/01/31/judges-ruling-health-care-lawsuit-shift-momentum-coverage-debate/

[Spoolin]

About time!

[Yabadabado]

Now go back to work to fix issues... There re some elements of the Healthcare bill that are good... others not so good... As Pelosi has said, "Once the Bill is Passed, Now we can all read to see what is in it..."

Well, so much for reading... pork-pork-pork...

[bkpadre38]

Sweet!!

[Funky Cold Medinar]

I hope it does NOT pass, but if it does I hope it has "mental health" coverage!, Sure makes me crazy

Countless Blessings and endless peace to ALL....GO RV!

[MooCow]

Next stop Supreme Court!

[coldwarvet]

The words "not severable" in the judge's decision are HUGE. That means that, in his opinion, the law cannot be piecemealed together, or that only the commerce clause has to be set aside. If that holds up in the Supreme Court, the entire law has to be thrown out and they have to start over again - with a much less cooperative Congress this time. Maybe they'll get it right the second time!

[desimo]

Obama has been appointing judges to the US Supreme Court who are very favorable toward his policies. It is clear that this Health Care Bill will end up on the desk of this court. Why should the American people trust that any decision from the Supreme Court is not simply payback for a very powerful lifetime appointment to the highest court of the land?

[Soldiering4U]

my only comment is " THANK GOD WE HAVE THERE ARE JUDGES WITH BRAINS"

[divemaster5734]

I can only hope this signals a paradigm back to sanity.

Federal judges have been merely a reflection of the current administration for too long.

[hardmoney1]

And he did so quoting the CONSTITUTION! Yeah, about time!!! GO CONSTITUTION!

James Madison, the Federalist papers - what, someone that knows OUR history! This judge is to be congratulated for real research! At least HE is not a SOCIALIST!

[Kenneth]

Obama has been appointing judges to the US Supreme Court who are very favorable toward his policies. It is clear that this Health Care Bill will end up on the desk of this court. Why should the American people trust that any decision from the Supreme Court is not simply payback for a very powerful lifetime appointment to the highest court of the land?

We should still win 5 to 4, he hasn't made any changes to the court that will change the out come; he replaced a liberal pile with another pile.

[AmyM]

Hurray!! And lets hear it for Bill McCollumn (who SHOULD be our Governor right now!) who had the guts to file the lawsuit arguing it's unconstitutionality from the get-go!!! THANKS BILL!!