One Step Against Obamacare

From Yahoo News:
"Appeals court rules against Obama healthcare mandate"

President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law suffered a setback on Friday when an appeals court ruled that it was unconstitutional to require all Americans to buy insurance or face a penalty. The U.S. Appeals Court for the 11th Circuit, based in Atlanta, ruled 2 to 1 that Congress exceeded its authority by requiring Americans to buy coverage, but it unanimously reversed a lower court decision that threw out the entire law. The legality of the individual mandate, a cornerstone of the healthcare law, is widely expected to be decided by the U.S. Supreme Court. Opponents have argued that without the mandate, which goes into effect in 2014, the entire law falls. Twenty-six states together had challenged the mandate, arguing that Congress had exceeded its authority by imposing such a requirement. But the Obama administration had argued it was legal under the Commerce Clause of the U.S. Constitution. A divided three-judge panel of the 11th Circuit found that it did not pass muster under that clause or under the power of Congress to tax. The administration has said the penalty for not buying healthcare coverage is akin to a tax. The 11th Circuit did not agree that the entire Obama healthcare law should be tossed out. Many provisions are already being implemented, including allowing children to stay on their parents' health insurance plan until age 26 and banning lifetime coverage limits.

^ I know this ruling doesn't finish anything, but it is a step in the right direction to getting Obamacare completely tossed out. Even Obama admits that without this clause - that every American be forced to get health insurance - his whole plan would fail. Why doesn't Obama stop and think that if Americans who don't have health insurance COULD afford to pay for health insurance they WOULD? It's not rocket-science. He is only going after the elderly, poor and disabled that aren't covered by health insurance or other programs. What idiot would think that forcing these people to pay for health insurance (with money they don't have) or get fined is a good idea? Apparently Obama. I hope this goes to the Supreme Court and they throw it out. I am all for giving every American free health care that the government pays for, but forcing every American to pay for everything themselves is just plain stupid especially with a bad economy. ^

http://news.yahoo.com/appeals-court-rules-against-obama-healthcare-law-171829777.html