Judge Declares Federal Healthcare Plan (Partly) Unconstitutional

healeyb writes "In a surprise move, US District Judge Henry E. Hudson issued a ruling today that the universal healthcare law that was pushed through by the Obama administration is unconstitutional. Specifically, he invalidated the section of the law that requires all citizens to purchase healthcare insurance, arguing that it does not fall under the purview of Commerce Clause of the Constitution, as has been asserted by the government. The ruling represents the first major setback for President Barack Obama on an issue that will likely end up at the Supreme Court. Two other courts have shot down challenges to the law."

Comments

Conservatives to start...

[greg_barton]

.complaining about activist judges in 3...2... ...no? Really?

Re:Great Job, Republican Judge

[mark72005]

We passed "meaningful" health care reform? Was there a replacement bill passed recently that was not publicized?

Re:When was the last time our government

[oodaloop]

All right ... all right ... but apart from better sanitation and medicine and education and irrigation and public health and roads and a freshwater system and baths and public order ... what have the Romans ever done for us?

Re:Wow

[SETIGuy]

You are REALLY good at CAPITALIZING random words in YOUR posts.