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DainBramaged Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-13-10 04:09 PM
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FOLKS, he ONLY declared A PART of the Health care bill unconstitutional not ALL of it
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Edited on Mon Dec-13-10 04:17 PM by DainBramaged
A U.S. judge in Virginia on Monday declared unconstitutional a key part of President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare law in the first major setback on an issue that will likely end up at the Supreme Court.

U.S. District Judge Henry Hudson, appointed to the bench by President George W. Bush in 2002, backed arguments by the state of Virginia that Congress exceeded its authority by requiring that individuals buy health insurance by 2014 or face a fine.

Top politics news Va. federal judge strikes down health care law
Updated 112 minutes ago 12/13/2010 7:11:55 PM +00:00 A U.S. judge in Virginia on Monday declared unconstitutional a key part of President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare law in the first major setback on an issue that will likely end up at the Supreme Court.

"The Minimum Essential Coverage Provision is neither within the letter nor the spirit of the Constitution," Hudson wrote in a 42-page decision. However, he declined to invalidate the entire healthcare law, a small victory for Obama


http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/40642879/ns/politics-more_politics/

And the posting bug appeared so panic will ensue until people READ more about his decision.
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