ObamaCare: Individual Mandate Ruled Unconstitutional – Full Text
It was just a matter of time, as I said during the ObamaCare debate.
A 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.
Other lawsuits are pending, including one filed by 20 states in a Florida court. Virginia is not part of that lawsuit.
I doubt the issue will be resolved by the U.S. Supreme Court. Why?
The issue will be resolved in the new GOP Congress and the next President before ObamaCare EVER becomes fully implemented. Some reforms may remain but the main thrust towards “Socialized Medicine” is not playing well with American voters.
Update:
Here is the full text of the federal court opinion: