Federal judge strikes down healthcare law

[clearvision]

The Hll:

A federal judge in Florida struck down the entire healthcare reform law Monday afternoon, ruling that the requirement for individuals to purchase insurance is unconstitutional and is too central to making the law function.


In the most high-profile challenge to the reform law yet, U.S. District Jude Roger Vinson ruled that the so-called individual mandate exceeds congressional power. Further, he said the whole law cannot stand because the law depends on the mandate to work.

[Rheo]

Decision

[SrWoodchuck]

A cause for reserved celebration. According to FNC's Judge Napolitano; we're now two federal judges finding for health care.....and two finding against. My prayers will be for Judge Vinson's decision to reject the entire health care law; due to severability issues. Prediction of time until the Supremes get the case is 3 years {Judge Napolitano} and Judge Vinson issued no injunctive relief or a stay; or else the feds would be in court tonight fighting [and changing jurisdictions until they get a sympathetic ear] to overturn the decision.

[Valin]

The Hll:

 

A federal judge in Florida struck down the entire healthcare reform law Monday afternoon, ruling that the requirement for individuals to purchase insurance is unconstitutional and is too central to making the law function.

 

 

In the most high-profile challenge to the reform law yet, U.S. District Jude Roger Vinson ruled that the so-called individual mandate exceeds congressional power. Further, he said the whole law cannot stand because the law depends on the mandate to work.

 

 

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood!

[Saltbag]

The Hll:

 

A federal judge in Florida struck down the entire healthcare reform law Monday afternoon, ruling that the requirement for individuals to purchase insurance is unconstitutional and is too central to making the law function.

 

 

In the most high-profile challenge to the reform law yet, U.S. District Jude Roger Vinson ruled that the so-called individual mandate exceeds congressional power. Further, he said the whole law cannot stand because the law depends on the mandate to work.

 

 

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood!

 

 

Absolutely. Fantastic news. My stomach still turns on the future when it gets to the highest court, but I love every state level victory as a punctuation on this disgrace.

[clearvision]

Washington Post

Oops. Not some crazy judge, but the administration was the source of the notion that the individual mandate can't be severed from the rest of the law.

 

But it's not just the administration; it seems Congress did its part to contribute to the invalidation of the whole statute. Judge Vinson observes that "the Act does not contain a 'severability clause,' which is commonly included in legislation to provide that if any part or provision is held invalid, then the rest of the statute will not be affected." He observes that this defect is not necessarily determinative. However, "The lack of a severability clause in this case is significant because one had been included in an earlier version of the Act, but it was removed in the bill that subsequently became law." Oh, now, there's a problem.

 

Good short read on things

[Pepper]

Clearvision!

 

"The lack of a severability clause in this case is significant because one had been included in an earlier version of the Act, but it was removed in the bill that subsequently became law."

 

 

 

Oops. Guess you had to read the bill to find out what was in it. Now it is ruled unconstitutional.

 

Important part of this is that this will perhaps focus citizens on that pesky principle:

 

limited powers of the federal government

[SrWoodchuck]

Heard on FNC:

 

Part of the reason Judge Vinson went with a severability basis for his ruling of Constitutional rejection; was Candidate Obama's campaign statements regarding individual mandates [Obama flatly rejected them, before deciding he supported them] and primarily because White House issued statements prior to Vinson's ruling that stated the individual mandate was not severable from the health care bill.

[Pepper]

SrWoodChuck

 

Hoisted with his own petard

:lmfao:

 

 

Heard on FNC:

 

Part of the reason Judge Vinson went with a severability basis for his ruling of Constitutional rejection; was Candidate Obama's campaign statements regarding individual mandates [Obama flatly rejected them, before deciding he supported them] and primarily because White House issued statements prior to Vinson's ruling that stated the individual mandate was not severable from the health care bill.