Time for the Supreme Court to weigh in: A federal judge in Florida struck down President Obama’s health-care reform law, saying it is unconstitutional. Twenty-six states sued to overturn the law, and U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson accepted their argument without trial. They argued that the government cannot force individuals to buy health insurance by 2014 or face penalties. In his decision, Vinson wrote, "It would be a radical departure from existing case law to hold that Congress can regulate inactivity under the Commerce Clause.” This ruling evens the score among lower courts' decisions, with two judges upholding the controversial law and two striking at least part of it down.
I think that even though the federal judge in Florida struck down the health care reform law, that since it is such a controversial issue, that it will be appealed to the US Supreme Court. I think that until the Supreme Court makes a decision about the constitutionality of forcing individuals to buy health insurance, that each state will have their own interpretation of this law. I believe that there needs to be some sort of uniformity of the law on a federal basis so it must reach the US Supreme Court so that they can make a decision. Until the US comes to a decision about this law, then some individuals in certain states will be forced to buy Health Care and others not based on state interpretation.
ReplyDeletePlease take look at the most recent decision by this same Judge. It looks like an expedited appeal will be made.
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