Judge Roger Vinson, in Pensacola, Fla., ruled that as a result of the unconstitutionality of the “individual mandate” that requires people to buy insurance, the entire law must be declared void.
“I must reluctantly conclude that Congress exceeded the bounds of its authority in passing the act with the individual mandate. That is not to say, of course, that Congress is without power to address the problems and inequities in our health care system. The health care market is more than one-sixth of the national economy, and without doubt Congress has the power to reform and regulate this market. That has not been disputed in this case. The principal dispute has been about how Congress chose to exercise that power here,” Vinson wrote.
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Healthcare does need an overhaul. Not the way they did it however. I know lots of folks that can't afford health insurance. They can't believe that they will be forced to purchase it even if they are subsidized by the federal government. They don't make enough money. It's a mess that will take a long time to unravel until we get somewhere that's reasonable.
Have a terrific day Sarge. :)
I agree with the ruling. But will the Supreme Court??? Yes, healthcare needs a lot of work done on it, but not this one that passed, and now hopefully has failed permanently. What a mess!
Big hugs, honey...
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