[Marty62]

Just headline. FYI only.

[GeronL]

Thats 4 very fast posts

[Eagle of Liberty]

BRAVO!!!

[JoeProBono]

http://blogs.forbes.com/davidwhelan/2011/01/31/breaking-news-florida-judge-rules-against-obamacare-individual-mandate-unconstitutional/

[Cementjungle]

Obama’s UNCONSTITUTIONAL too, but I guess this is a good first step.

[Reagan Man]

ObamaCare ruled unconstitutional... good news, but not the final word.

[TomGuy]

Some text on the ruling here:

http://www.slate.com/blogs/blogs/weigel/archive/2011/01/31/florida-district-court-rules-against-health-care-reform.aspx

[I don’t think we can post from slate.com]

[BenLurkin]

I predict SCOTUS will take this opportunity to find that the Constitution does not grant express powers to the Federal government and in fact, that the Federal government can do anything it wants which is not expressly prohibited by the Constitution and its amendments.

The reasoning? SCOTUS will make reference to contemporary global trends in governance and the virtually unlimited powers granted to of government in other western "democracies".

[Sparticus]

The only thing better than this would be summary judgments from the 11th Circuit and SCOTUS denying the Feds impending appeal.

[Ronald_Magnus]

Just checked dailykos....Crickets, although I thought I heard an occasional nashing of teeth.

[andy58-in-nh]

Great, great news!!!!!

[TomGuy]

Full text of Judge Vinson ruling:

http://www.scribd.com/doc/47905955/Vinson-opinion

[rolling_stone]

think of all those congressmen who sold their souls to pass it and get bribed..all for naught..

[oust the louse]

Damn...I was banking on all this free stuff and these judges screw it up. No health care, no gas, no jobs, no house payments yet....My Magic Negro is 0-4 on freebies...:)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Ojd13kZlCA&NR=1

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P36x8rTb3jI&feature=related

[popdonnelly]

Well, Nancy Pelosi did say we had to pass the law to find out what was in it.

[jazusamo]

GREAT! No severability clause so it makes the whole thing unconstitutional.

[Lockbar]

[TomGuy]

Direct quote from page 76:

For the reasons stated, I must reluctantly conclude that Congress exceeded the bounds of its authority in passing the Act with the individual mandate. That is not to say, of course, that Congress is without power to address the problems and inequities in our health care system. The health care market is more than one sixth of the national economy, and without doubt Congress has the power to reform and regulate this market. That has not been disputed in this case. The principal dispute has been about how Congress chose to exercise that power here.

[Oldeconomybuyer]

Temporary setback for the communist community organizer.

[keat]

The first "money post" from DU:

one man should not be able to take away health care from 90 million american's

Classic.

[OrioleFan]

Does this mean the big jump in my health care costs this open enrollment will be rolled back??? I thought not.