BREAKING: Federal judge STRIKES DOWN OBAMACARE!: "UPDATE: The video:
HELL! YES! From the AP: Federal judge in Va. strikes down health care law
That's true. But 1) the US Constitution does not allow for Congress to FORCE people to buy anything, and 2) if the madate goes down, the entire law falls through the floor. From The Volokh Conspiracy via Instapundit: White House Concedes Individual Mandate is Not SeverableA federal judge in Virginia has declared the Obama administration's health care reform law unconstitutional.
U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson is the first judge to rule against the law, which has been upheld by two others in Virginia and Michigan.
Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli filed the lawsuit challenging the law's requirement that citizens buy health insurance or pay a penalty starting in 2014.
He argues the federal government doesn't have the constitutional authority to impose the requirement.
The U.S. Justice Department and opponents of the health care law agree that the U.S. Supreme Court will have the final word.
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