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Politics : I Will Continue to Continue, to Pretend....

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To: Sully- who wrote (34718)10/15/2010 4:51:00 AM
From: Sully-1 Recommendation   of 35834
 
It’s on: Judge rules that states can sue to stop Obamacare

By: Mark Hemingway
Commentary Staff Writer
10/14/10 4:40 PM EDT

As if Obamacare didn’t have enough problems, it’s now going to have 20 state attorney generals chipping away at it:

<<< U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson had already indicated at a hearing last month that he could not uphold parts of a motion by the Justice Department to dismiss the lawsuit, led by Florida and 19 other states.

“In this order, I have not attempted to determine whether the line between constitutional and extra-constitutional government has been crossed,” Vinson, of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida, wrote in his ruling.

Opponents of Obama’s overhaul of the $2.5 trillion U.S. healthcare system have said it violates the Constitution by imposing, for example, unlawful taxes and requiring citizens to obtain coverage, among other issues.

“I am only saying that … the plaintiffs have at least stated a plausible claim that the line has been crossed,” Vinson said. >>>

Read more at the Washington Examiner: washingtonexaminer.com
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