Federal judge rules Obamacare unconstitutional
*** SCROLL DOWN FOR UPDATE *** Florida Judge Vinson: “Because the individual mandate is unconstitutional and not severable, the entire Act must be declared void.” Good news via Bloomberg: President Barack Obama’s health care law, assailed as an abuse of federal power in a 26-state lawsuit, was ruled unconstitutional by a U.S. judge who said Congress overstepped its authority to regulate commerce. U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson in Pensacola, Florida, declared the entire law unconstitutional today in a 78-page opinion . He said the law’s provision requiring Americans over 18 to obtain insurance coverage exceeded Congress’ powers under the commerce clause of the U.S Constitution. Florida filed suit on behalf of...
