A federal appeals court has struck down the individual mandate portion of Obamacare while not invalidating the rest of the law, sending the case back down to a lower court judge who had previously ruled the law was unconstitutional.
According to The New York Times, by a 2-1 vote, the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans invalidated the provision of Obamacare, or the Affordable Care Act, which required Americans to buy health insurance or pay a fine.
On the rest of the law, the court sent the case back to Judge Reed O’Connor of the Federal District Court in Fort Worth to “conduct a more searching inquiry.”
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"Healthcare is a right", so the People are FREE to exercise it or to waive their right to exercise it as with ANY OTHER RIGHT. The government has NO DELEGATED POWER to force anyone to purchase a good or service, especially if a right as can one's personal healthcare be included under the 9th Amendment. --Ron W
ReplyDeleteRoberts got smacked in the face, finally.
DeleteThat was very elementary legl stuff. It is UNCONSTITUTIONAL for the fedgov to force the people to purchase a good or service. I recall it was reported that Roberts went for a ride with Obama on AF One before that ridiculously erroneous ruling. Of course, there was no "abuse of power" or coercion or anything untoward. Oh no. --Ron W
DeleteIndubitably, my dear Sir! :)
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