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Florida Supreme Court says “No” to Attack on Health Care Reform

by on Sep. 01, 2010, under Politics

From the Christian Science Monitor:

The Florida Supreme Court on Tuesday rejected a ballot initiative that sought to amend the state’s constitution to establish that Florida residents have a right to refuse to purchase mandatory health insurance – including under President Obama’s reform effort.

The action is a victory for supporters of the Obama health reform program and a setback for opponents, including state lawyers leading an effort in federal court in the Florida panhandle to have the national health insurance program declared unconstitutional.

Florida was slated to be one of four states voting in November on constitutional amendments barring forced participation in a health insurance program. The three remaining states are Arizona, Oklahoma, and Colorado.

Read story here.

The Arizona mention is referencing ballot proposition 106, scheduled for a vote here in November.

See also an earlier Data Port post.

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  • tiponeill

    In the long run, these State court rulings are meaningless - the only one that matters is the US Supremes when it finally reaches them.

  • leftfield

    Reading the full story, it seems that the court in FL made their ruling based on the language of this particular ballot initiative.  So, it doesn’t seem as though this answers the question as to whether or not states can “opt out” of the new health care law.  I believe MO has had a referendum to opt out that passed.  If this is true, I haven’t heard what the feds plan in response.   

  • sethers

    Ultimately none of this matters until/unless the Supreme Court makes some kind of ruling. The Feds still control the IRS. Thus, regardless of what your state constitution says, you will still receive a fine if you choose not to purchase health insurance. Ultimately, all of these initiatives are little more than time and money wasting political statements made by Kool-aide conservatives.

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