A Florida district court ruling on Monday generated nationwide headlines by deeming the 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) unconstitutional.
On Monday, U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson of the Northern District of Florida, Pensacola Division, ruled that PPACA violated the Commerce Clause by forcing individuals to purchase insurance.
However, there has been no injunction that would effect implementation and at this point there have been two rulings sating that the individual mandate does not violate the Constitution and two that say that it does.
If the Supreme Court affirms Judge Vinson’s decision, the entire Act will be void. If President Obama wants to retain any of the PPACA provisions, Congress will have to pass new legislation, which may be difficult considering the hit Democrats took in the 2010 election.
At this point it remains a waiting game until we finally have the matter ruled upon by the Supreme Court.
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