Charisma News - Obamacare Under Legal Attack On First Anniversary

by Jennifer LeClaire

Its been one year since Obamacare was signed into law. But the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, as it is officially called, is still largely unpopular.

In December 2010, U.S. District Court Judge Henry Hudson in Richmond ruled in favor of Virginia concluding the individual mandate provision "exceeds the constitutional boundaries of congressional power." A Florida Supreme Court judge ruled Obamacare unconstitutional in January.

Now, the American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ) is making a bold move to declare the entire health care law unconstitutional.

Representing 49 members of Congress, the ACLJ filed court documents on Monday. House Speaker John Boehner and House Majority Leader Eric Cantor joined the ACLJ in the amicus brief filed in support of Virginia's lawsuit challenging the Obamacare, which is now on appeal.

"As the legal challenges to Obamacare move forward, there's one central argument that we're confident will win the daythat the mandate forcing individuals to purchase health care insurance is unconstitutional," says Jay Sekulow, Chief Counsel of the ACLJ. . . .

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