In the first committee meeting of the new legislative session, Republicans pushed a bill to block an ObamaCare provision that would force North Carolinians to buy health insurance.

The House Judiciary Committee voted 23-16 to support House Bill 2.

Libertarian syndicated columnist Deroy Murdock would endorse the idea. Murdock recently shared his concerns about the 2010 federal health care reform legislation with Carolina Journal Radio and CarolinaJournal.tv.