Judge in Florida Overturns Federal Health Care Law
The judge in the multstate lawsuit struck down the individual mandate component of the federal health care regulation.
Twenty-six states were party to the lawsuit, but Missouri was not among them. Even though Missourians signaled their overwhelming opposition to the health care regulation by passing Proposition C, Missouri’s attorney general, Chris Koster, didn’t jump on board.
This ruling is good news for Missourians. If the Supreme Court upholds this ruling, Congress will not be able to force people to buy something that they don’t want.
Hopefully, this foreshadows success for Missouri Lt. Gov. Peter Kinder’s own lawsuit challenging the health care reform law. So far, two federal judges have upheld the law, but two have ruled that it is unconstitutional (a lawsuit in Virginia, and now this multistate lawsuit in Florida).
We have followed the Florida lawsuit very closely at the Show-Me Institute, and we will continue to track it as it progresses through the courts.
I call your attention to a recent op-ed in the San Francisco paper. The article discussed some U.S. Supreme Court overturns of the 9th Circuit. It light of this decision in Florida – perhaps there is a trend back towards the middle.
Comment by zapper6264-news — February 2, 2011 @ 9:34 a.m.
Its not good news for Missourians who a)have preexisting condition ‘ b)have a 24 year old who can’t find a job with healthinsurance c) would benefit from expanded medicaid. It is good news for those, like your supporters who have to pay the higher payroll tax on high incomes
Comment by dempster holland — February 8, 2011 @ 3:54 p.m.