Reports on Twitter from Jamie Dupree of Cox Radio are that Federal Judge Roger Vinson has declared, “Congress exceeded the bounds of its authority in passing the Act with the individual mandate” and “Because the individual mandate is unconstitutional and not severable, the entire Act must be declared void.” Dupree’s summary: “BOTTOM LINE: Federal judge declares entire Obama health reform act unconstitutional, not just individual mandate.”
The ruling is available on Scribd
I wonder what House Democrats in the General Assembly will have to say about this in their press conference that started at the same time Judge Vinson’s decision became public.