Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Health Care Reform Act ruled unconstitutional

Here is a link to the full text of the ruling so that you may read it for yourself:

http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/107134/20110131/roger-vinson-health-care-reform-unconstitutional.html

This is one of the most thoughtful and well reasoned decisions that I have ever read. No matter which side of this issue you are on, his historical, precedent and logical approach to the evolution of the thought and law that bears on this matter, I believe will make it very difficult for the United States Supreme Court to overturn based on either reasoning or law.

This is but a first step. Now we need to, within the Constitution and legal precedent AND listening to the American people this time, go about fixing our health care system. It can be done, the question is will it get done in a bi-partisan way, which it can and should be.

The Speaker of the House has promised to "open up" the system and let the "will of the House" work it's will. We need to keep the pressure on each of our Members of Congress to make sure they follow through on this pledge.