Under the US Constitution - powers not specifically granted to the Federal government by the states are “reserved” to the states “and the people”
There are various grounds as to why obama-care could be ruled by the Supreme Ct to be unconstitutional
One key element is the “commerce clause” that the feds use to ram down edicts - in this instance under obama0care they are attempting to require by law that every citizen must purchase a “private’ health insurance policy (ones that only they rule as “acceptable”)
Failure to buy such am “gov’t approved” policy under obama-care will result in the IRS imposing on individuals and families an annual fine of up to $2,250 or 2% of your income (which ever is greater)
Also under obama-care, insuring the “poor” is accomplished by forcing states to enroll millions more new people into state taxpayer funded “Medicaid” - adding 100s of millions in unfunded state mandates to taxpayers - again unconstitutional
Greg Abbott and other state AGs plan to sue the Federal Gov’t in Federal Ct - ultimately to be ruled on by the Supreme Ct as to the constitutionality of obamacare
Thanks! That’s most helpful!
Anyone know what happens while it is in the courts? I know some of the taxes are supposed to kick in immediately even though the benefits do not start for several years. I wonder if we will have to pay the additional taxes while it is in the courts.