OneNewsNow - Court: No Severability, No ObamaCare

June 23, 2011

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by Charlie Butts and Chris Woodward - OneNewsNow

Supporters of ObamaCare might consider it just a bump in the road -- critics, however, likely view it as more of a huge pothole.

Another federal judge has said no to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act ("ObamaCare"), declaring the individual mandate contained within it unconstitutional. In Pensacola yesterday, U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson ruled not only that it is wrong to require people to buy healthcare insurance, but also that that provision makes the entire law unconstitutional.
 
Jordan Sekulow is with the American Center for Law & Justice (ACLJ), which filed an amicus brief in the Florida lawsuit representing 63 members of Congress and more than 70,000 Americans. "We [at the ACLJ] believe...that this is the most significant victory yet for those of us who are challenging ObamaCare," Sekulow states.

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