Posted on 02/23/2011 10:52:07 AM PST by The Doctor
The split opinion of judges all over the country continue. D.C. Federal District Judge Gladys Kessler has ruled the health care law to be constitutional.
In her ruling, Kessler says:
First, this Court agrees with the two other district courts which have ruled that the individuals subject to § 1501’s mandate provision are either present or future participants in the national health care market. See Liberty Univ., 2010 WL 4860299, at *15 (“Nearly everyone will require health care services at some point in their lifetimes, and it is not always possible to predict when one will be afflicted by illness or injury and require care.”); Thomas More Law Ctr., 720 F.Supp.2d at 894 (“The health care market is unlike other markets. No one can guarantee his or her health, or ensure that he or she will never participate in the health care market. . . . The plaintiffs have not opted out of the health care services market because, as living, breathing beings . . . they cannot opt out of this market.”). Thus, the vast majority of individuals, if not all individuals, will require some medical care in their lifetime.
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Who is this judge, is she higher than Vinson? One says it’s legal, another says it’s not. Two say it’s illegal, one says it’s not. Which one(s) are right? Good Lord!
That’s what I was wondering. I was wondering if this was some sort of Court of Appeal, or something. It really gets confusing! I had forgotten that there were a number of other lawsuits going on.
Would anyone be surprised if she is Obama’s next supreme court nominee?
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