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.
From Steve Cohn (ADDREAMERS)Nothing's going to happen on this until the Supreme Court hears it, so the ruling really is a non-issue. The word is that SCOTUS won't get to it before next session beginning in October 2011. Which means we won't get a decision until 2012, right in the middle of the presidential campaign. If the Republicans really want to do something, they should come up with improvements or a new bill while this is being considered. Sadly, nothing I've seen from the GOP thus far says they want to do anything about the health care situation except stay with the status quo.
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