UPDATE 1x: Federal judge rules Obamacare "VOID"

Illinois' governor nor attorney general have hinted at any interest in joining 26 other states opposing the health care plan's federal mandate to be imposed on its citizens.  Will they now?

A federal judge in Florida has ruled that the president’s health care overhaul, “Obamacare,” is unconstitutional. The judge based his ruling on the unconstitutionality of the law’s individual mandate. The ruling affects the 26 states who had joined together to file a case against the law, but also has implications for the entire country.

via TheBlaze.com

UPDATE:  Declared VOID.  Florida Federal Judge Vinson wrote:

“Because the individual mandate is unconstitutional and not severable, the entire Act must be declared void. This has been a difficult decision to reach, and I am aware that it will have indeterminable implications.,” he wrote in his ruling.

The issue is widely expected to eventually reach the U.S. Supreme Court.

The suit was filed by the state of Florida shortly after the reform law was signed in March. But since then, 25 additional states and the National Federation of Independent Business joined the case, making it the most high-profile and politically charged lawsuit against health reform.
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