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It was a federal court ruling--it was over the mandate to purchase insurance, and the judge did that to knock it up the chain for a higher court ruling. He also declined to suspend the acts implementation pending appeal, which means nothing is going to change unless there is a higher court ruling. I wouldn't be jumping up and down just yet. This was pretty much expected to go to the Supreme Court, and that's what the lower court is paving the way for.
There are no links yet. It's been 5 minutes. They expect it to go to the Supreme court and should be decided in about 3 years. 26 states involved and this initial decision shows there's more than just a chance it'll be junked. This judge said that because it can't be changed in part that it makes the entire bill void.
Huge step. 26 states prevail and the judge rules that Congress indeed overstepped its Constitutional bounds. Judge ruled the individual mandate is unseverable from the rest of the law thus voiding law in it entirety!
Ok, now get back to work and do this right so that the people maintain their privacy in the doctor/patient relationship, so that physicians can practice as they see best for the patients, and so that actual costs are reduced through broader competition!
Moving forward the object for healthcare reform has to be to insure the availability of quality and affordable healthcare, not to grow the size and control of the central government over citizens.
If it is too difficult to turn on news stations perhaps voting shouldn't be in future plans either.
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