Judge rules against ObamaCare
Monday, January 31, 2011 at 2:58PM Breaking News
Megyn Kelly concluded her Fox News show 'America Live' with an announcement about the Florida court ruling on the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act commonly called ObamaCare. Kelly said the judge has ruled the Act is unconstitutional; Congress exceeded its power.
The judge apparently agreed with former Florida att. gen. Bill McCollum on another issue--severability. Kelly pointed out Judge Roger Vinson acknowledged there was no severability clause in the legislation so the entire bill essentially falls.
It is likely the Supreme Court will ultimately end up with a decision about the bill opposed by more than half of the states in the U.S.
Judge Vinson however did not stop the law from going forward because no damage has occurred yet since the bill's provisions don't kick in until 2014.
Most Democrats in Congress admitted they did not read the bill.
The US Report did read the bill and TUSR took the position the bill was unconstitutional before the reconciliation bill, via the back door, passed it.
Newsmax credited former AG McCollum for pegging the bill's vulnerability on severability.
(Filed by Kay B. Day/Jan. 31, 2011)
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