Federal Judge Henry Hudson of Virginia has ruled that the individual mandate requiring citizens to buy health insurance or face penalties is unconstitutional.
“Neither the Supreme Court nor any federal circuit court of appeals has extended Commerce Clause powers to compel an individual to involuntarily enter the stream of commerce by purchasing a commodity in the private market,” he wrote. “In doing so, enactment of the [individual mandate] exceeds the Commerce Clause powers vested in Congress under Article I [of the Constitution.] (ruling [1] via Washington Post [2])
With the arrogant Democrats failing to include a severability clause in the health care law, one part of the law deemed unconstitutional and the entire law comes tumblin’ down.
Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli led the effort, and it looks like this case is bound for the United States Supreme Court.