Yet another Federal court rules Obamacare mandate unconstitutional

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It's not looking too good for President Obama's only real legislative accomplishment.

Without the "mandate" to force everyone to participate whether they want it or not, Obamacare will quickly collapse under its own weight.

Just a matter of time before the Supreme Court rules on it... and then it will be all over for him.

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http://www.philly.com/philly/news/b...federaljudgerulesagainstinsurancemandate.html

Pa. federal judge rules against insurance mandate

Posted on Tue, Sep. 13, 2011
by Chris Mondics

President Obama's plan to require individual Americans to purchase health insurance or pay a penalty exceeds the powers granted both the president and Congress by the Constitution, a federal district court judge ruled Tuesday in Harrisburg

Federal District Judge Christopher C. Connor said the federal government's power to regulate interstate commerce does not give it the power to compel individual citizens to purchase products against their will.

"The nation undoubtably faces a health-care crisis," Conner said. "Scores of individuals are uninsured and the costs to all citizens are measurable and significant.

“The federal government, however, is one of limited enumerated powers,” Conner continued, “and Congress' efforts to remedy the ailing health care and health insurance markets must fit squarely within the boundaries of those powers."

The lawsuit was brought by a married couple in York County who sued Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius, who is overseeing the health-care plan, to overturn the law. The couple, Barbara Goudy-Bachman and her husband, Gregory Bachman, said they had dropped their own health coverage because it exceeded the cost of their mortgage payments.
 
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That'll probably happen within a year. I can't see them not granting cert to at least one of these cases. If it's a case concering only the mandate, then they might just rule the mandate unconstitutional. If it's a case concering all of Obamacare, then they might rule on the mandate, or they might rule the entire thing unconstitutional. We'll see.

Next time, hopefully the President (whoever it is) will simply say, "Sorry, I can't sign something into law that's so clearly unconstitutional," and that will be the end of it. Which would put that President well ahead of both Obama and Bush 43.
 
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That'll probably happen within a year. I can't see them not granting cert to at least one of these cases. If it's a case concering only the mandate, then they might just rule the mandate unconstitutional. If it's a case concering all of Obamacare, then they might rule on the mandate, or they might rule the entire thing unconstitutional. We'll see.

Next time, hopefully the President (whoever it is) will simply say, "Sorry, I can't sign something into law that's so clearly unconstitutional," and that will be the end of it. Which would put that President well ahead of both Obama and Bush 43.

They might just rule it to be constitutional which would set even more bad precedents.

We still need to work hard to make sure that there are constitutional loving politicians and judges working for us.
 
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