"Judge Roger Vinson said as a result of the unconstitutionality of the "individual mandate" that requires people to buy insurance, the entire law must be thrown out." (Fox News)
"I must reluctantly conclude that Congress exceeded the bounds of its authority in passing the Act with the individual mandate. That is not to say, of course, that Congress is without power to address the problems and inequities in our health care system. The health care market is more than one sixth of the national economy, and without doubt Congress has the power to reform and regulate this market. That has not been disputed in this case. The principal dispute has been about how Congress chose to exercise that power here," Vinson wrote. (Fox News)
This decision will help drive the bill to the supreme court. Realistic projection say that it will not happen for a year or more. Which means that this health care package or "Obamacare" as it has been coined, with be decided by the 2012 elections and those who are in office at that time.
Washington State is one of the 27 states that has signed onto the bill and has been involved in the fight to repeal the bill sense its creation. The Attorney General, Rob McKenna has gotten a lot of flack from those in our state government about his choices to sign on to the bill. If this bill is defeat in the supreme court, then it could acts as a nail in the coffin to the reelection of those officials that supported the unpopular bill.
As i say way to often change is coming to our nation and state, and pivotal bills and court ruling such as these are the key factors to that change. But the question arises, if this bill is shot down what else could republicans get on the chopping block? And how will out state legislature deal with increase attention on health care reform?
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