Bill McCollum AG - Health Care Oral Arguments

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Health Care Oral Arguments

Yesterday the federal court heard arguments on behalf of Florida along with 19 other states and the National Federation of Independent Business on the merits of the health care lawsuit. We presented our argument that the individual mandate is unconstitutional and that the massive expansion of the Medicaid program coerces Florida into spending our resources in a manner that vastly exceeds Congress's powers.

This case is of pivotal importance to our Constitutional rights because Congress has limited, enumerated powers under the Constitution and beyond those specific powers, Congress cannot pass law. Never before have we seen Congress intrude so far upon states? rights and individual liberty. This is public policy at the expense of our Constitution and the founding principles of our nation, and it is imperative that the states prevail in this suit.