We’ve just won a major battle in the war to dismantle Obamacare, Save Jerseyans.
The 11th Circuit Appeals Court based in Atlanta, Georgia has ruled that the notorious flawed healthcare law exceeds the constitutional boundaries of the Commerce Clause:
A divided three-judge panel of the appeals court found that it did not pass muster under that clause or under the Congress’ power to tax. The administration has said the penalty for not buying healthcare coverage is akin to a tax.
“This economic mandate represents a wholly novel and potentially unbounded assertion of congressional authority: the ability to compel Americans to purchase an expensive health insurance product they have elected not to buy, and to make them re-purchase that insurance product every month for their entire lives,” the majority said in its opinion.
You can access a pdf of the entire opinion by clicking here.
The U.S. Appeals Court for the 6th Circuit already issued a contrasting opinion. As a result, today’s new decision signals a “circuit split” which will build towards a final showdown before the U.S. Supreme Court, likely sometime next year prior to the Presidential Election…
