Florida District Judge Hints that Obamacare Is Unconstitutional
By William Watkins • Saturday December 18, 2010 6:05 AM PDT • 2 Comments
Right now the score card is 2 judges in favor and one against the insurance mandate. According to reports, it might soon be 2-2.
This report is from the New York Times:
In a three-hour hearing, the judge, Roger Vinson of Federal District Court, said the law’s requirement that most Americans obtain insurance, a provision that takes effect in 2014, would constitute “a giant expansion” of the court’s traditional application of the Commerce Clause of the Constitution.
“People have always exercised the freedom to choose whether to buy or not buy a commercial product,” the judge said, noting that he had been uninsured and paid out of pocket when his first son was born.
Tags: Constitution, Healthcare, Law, Liberty 
Seriously, why can’t we remove Congress’ health care until they do something about the people they “represent”?
Crazee4Dogz | Dec 20, 2010 | Reply
I don’t expect this to stand, after all, it is not true that we have never been required to purchase a commercial product... need I remind Medicaid, Medicare, SSI, Auto Insurance (although auto insurance is a state mandate). Don’t get me wrong, I’m glad that there is at least resistance, but just like the loud mouthed Republicans who held a majority in Congress after FDR passed SSI, this congress will not repeal Obamacare, and I HIGHLY doubt that there are the votes on the bench, so get used to it.
With that, let me say, the sooner that we can hit the floor, the sooner we can toss this government into the harbor and start over, so keep the deficits coming! More unfunded mandates! More taxes! More regulations! More nanny-statism! More! More! More! No revolution was ever started without ‘em!
joe4liberty | Dec 21, 2010 | Reply