Florida judge rules 'ObamaCare' unconstitutional
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A federal judge in Florida has ruled the Obama administration's health overhaul is unconstitutional, siding with Ohio and 25 other states that had sued to block it, The Associated Press reported.
On Monday, Jan. 31, U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson accepted the states' argument that the new law violates people's rights by forcing them to buy health insurance by 2014 or face penalties, the AP said.
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine previously announced that he has authorized action seeking to add Ohio to the growing roster of states challenging the constitutionality of the recently enacted health care law.
"Our Constitution provides for a federal government of significant, but defined and limited powers," DeWine said. "By ignoring the constitutional limits on federal power, the healthcare law tramples on the rights of Ohio's citizens. We need to defend the checks and balances that our Constitution creates through its divisions of power and protect the people of Ohio from this huge federal overreach.
"The federal government simply does not have the right to force someone to buy a product – be it health insurance or any other type of goods or services that an individual may or may not want – or face a penalty," said DeWine.
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On Monday, Jan. 31, U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson accepted the states' argument that the new law violates people's rights by forcing them to buy health insurance by 2014 or face penalties, the AP said.
Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine previously announced that he has authorized action seeking to add Ohio to the growing roster of states challenging the constitutionality of the recently enacted health care law.
"Our Constitution provides for a federal government of significant, but defined and limited powers," DeWine said. "By ignoring the constitutional limits on federal power, the healthcare law tramples on the rights of Ohio's citizens. We need to defend the checks and balances that our Constitution creates through its divisions of power and protect the people of Ohio from this huge federal overreach.
"The federal government simply does not have the right to force someone to buy a product – be it health insurance or any other type of goods or services that an individual may or may not want – or face a penalty," said DeWine.
The case is likely to go before the U.S. Supreme Court.[[In-content Ad]]