Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff.
From the Salt Lake City Examiner:
Following a ruling Monday by a Florida judge that deemed the Obama administration’s healthcare reform program unconstitutional, Utah Attorney General Mark Shurtleff has decided the ruling is the “functional equivalent” of an injunction, making the policy unenforceable.
US District Court Judge Roger Vinson’s decision was in favor of 26 states who filed suit against the federal government over the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act. The ruling said Congress could not force individuals over the age of 18 to purchase health insurance. Because the mandate is central to the law, the judge declared the entire act unconstitutional. Utah’s Shurtleff was among the first to file after the President signed the bill into law last spring.
Utah Deputy Attorney General John Swallow declared, “It is our legal opinion that we are no longer bound by the act.” The Attorney General’s office has told Governor Gary Herbert of their decision and he is weighing his options.
More encouraging news in an exciting week for free-market healthcare advocates!
Our Attorney General here in Wisconsin(JB Van Hollen)came out and said this the very next day. I am glad other State Attorney Generals are saying this.
Yesterday JB was on a local radio talk show and said he has had confernce calls with all of the other 25 States and that they all plan on NOT enforcing obama care. I hope they come out publicly and state that too.
Seeing that our republican reps. are not speaking out on this we need the Attorney Generals to make their intentions clear.
Has Pam Bondi come out publicaly yet?