Officials from 14 states have gone to court to block the historic overhaul of this new health care bill that President Obama signed earlier this morning. They argue that the law's requirement for individuals to buy health insurance violates the Constitution. Attorney generals from Alabama, Colorado, Florida, Idaho, Louisiana, Michigan, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, and Washington all jumped on board with the lawsuit that was filed in Florida right after the bill was signed. The attorney general from Virginia filed a lawsuit of his own in his own state. The lawsuit states that, "the Constitution nowhere authorizes the United States to mandate, either directly or under threat of penalty, that all citizens and legal residents have qualifying health care coverage."
I feel like the lawsuit that they filed is a good thing because over 70% of Americans wanted health care reform of some sort but they did not want this bill. It just goes to show how much power self-interest groups have in office. Over 70%! Its outrageous that this bill got passed and now many people are disappointed in who they voted for to take political seats for their states because they are not listening to the needs of the people in their state.
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i strongly agree with your argument because i dont feel it is right for the government to push somthing through the the people of the united states of america dont want in the first place.
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