I’m not an expert on constitutional law, but I sure hope the bill is ruled unconstitutional - especially the individual mandate aspect. Proponents call it a legitimate “tax.” I call it Federal power run amok. It’s one thing for my state government to, say, require me to carry car insurance as part of the privilege of owning and operating an automobile. It’s quite another for the Feds to tell me I have to buy health insurance simply because I am a citizen of the United States.
Carrying auto insurance as part of the responsibility of owning an auto is a given. But the state does not compel people who choose not to drive to participate by purchasing auto insurance to subsidize insurance costs for the people who need auto insurance..