The key component of President Obama's planned overhaul of American health care (aka Obamacare) was struck down today as unconstitutional by Federal Judge Henry Hudson. Opponents of the new legislation requiring all Americans to have to carry health insurance coverage, intend to continue all possible channels, in their challenge to government involvement in health care. For the time being, Judge Henry Hudson has put US health care a la Obamacare on a path which will most likely require settlement in the US Supreme Court.
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Obamacare only had one major flaw:Â Jail time for what should be a personal choice.
According to Bloomberg, lawmakers in Washington D.C. still face a long series of legal challenges, and opposition scheduled by a variety of interests opposed to the new mandates ordered from the capitol, a variety of interests of which none are any insurance firms. People are challenging the new health care insurance requirements, due to a belief that such a personal choice, should not be impeded by government. While some proponents allude to similar liability insurance for vehicles, opponents remind Obama that vehicle choice is a choice, whereas living only has one other alternative.
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However, all is not lost for those hoping to see a better health care climate in America.
Health care coverage has enjoyed a rigorous discussion. More United States citizens now consider the importance of self-coverage all that much more of a priority now, than ever before. Most importantly, more Americans than ever before, are considering their lifestyle factors, within their day-to-day choices. Isn't that the ultimate health care reform of all possible scenarios? We all win.
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President Obama can still turn this into a win on healthcare reform.
As for whether President Obama has a legacy of being the first American president to successfully launch US health care reform, he and his party only need to now come to the table in a spirit of compromise. Too many citizens felt slighted by insurance laws, passed with threat of jail-time. More people might have been willing to hear the case of of an option that, wasn't threatening jail time, over health insurance coverage.
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Comments: 37
Health Care News reports this gem:
Just in time for Christmas. Things are looking up!
Really, no problem with food stamps at all. And would it be right for the government threaten each household that doesn't take food stamps, with abuse for not taking them?
I hear what you're saying, too. Of all the universe of possibilities for where healthcare could have gne, and they came up with this? HuuuUUUHH?!?!
3rd paragraph
Hudson stopped short of blocking the law’s implementation until a higher court acts, but said he expects the administration to honor his ruling.
Of which the WH is not honoring his ruling (last pp on first page):
The White House does not believe the decision will have any impact on the ongoing implementation of the health care law. Officials downplayed the suggestion that rulings against the law would create uncertainty in the middle of its implementation, largely because some of the key provisions don’t take effect until 2014. The White House anticipates all challenges to the law will have worked their way through the system by then.
As of now it can only be cited as a footnote ruling for the case in Florida.
I will be seeing Kelly Ayotte on Sunday. I will stay on her to keep going for dismantling this bill.
Then, of course, we’ve got to bring about free market health care to replace this Obamacare disaster.
That being said, nullification would work as long as one educated juror is on each jury.
Hopefully this book is changing that for the better.