ACLJ: FL Decision Declaring Health Care Law Unconstitutional 'Most Significant Step Yet' Toward Ending ObamaCare
WASHINGTON, Jan. 31, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Center for Law and Justice (ACLJ), focusing on constitutional law, today called a federal court decision in Florida declaring ObamaCare unconstitutional the "most significant step yet" in putting an end to the government run, pro-abortion health care law. The ACLJ, which filed an amicus brief representing 63 members of Congress including House Majority Leader Eric Cantor backing the Florida challenge, is also challenging ObamaCare with its own federal lawsuit and continues to back the ongoing litigation by Virginia.
"The sweeping decision represents the most significant step yet on the legal path toward putting an end to ObamaCare," said Jay Sekulow, Chief Counsel of the ACLJ. "Like a decision by a federal court in Virginia last month, this court's conclusion is both sensible and sound. By declaring the individual mandate unconstitutional, the court rejects the unprecedented power grab by the federal government. But the Florida decision goes further - striking down the entire health care law as unconstitutional. The fact is that forcing Americans to purchase health care not only undermines individual liberty, but violates the Commerce Clause of the Constitution, and as this court correctly determined, renders the entire law void. We're very encouraged by this ruling and will continue to represent members of Congress in preparing an amicus brief supporting Florida's challenge of ObamaCare - at the next level - at the appellate court."
The Florida decision comes on the heels of a federal district court decision in Virginia in December in which the individual mandate of ObamaCare was declared unconstitutional.
In the Florida case, the ACLJ represents 63 members of Congress and more than 70,000 Americans, backing Florida's challenge. The amicus brief is posted here.
The ACLJ filed an amicus brief backing Virginia's legal challenge on behalf of 28 members of Congress - including House Speaker John Boehner and House Majority Leader Cantor - as well as more than 70,000 Americans.
Further, the ACLJ filed its own federal lawsuit in Washington, D.C. representing individuals directly challenging the constitutionality of the health care law.
Led by Chief Counsel Jay Sekulow, the American Center for Law and Justice focuses on constitutional law and is based in Washington, D.C. The ACLJ is online at www.aclj.org.
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