Confirmed: Virginia suing to block health care reform

[babsbunny]

Confirmed: Virginia suing to block health care reform

Update at bottom: Ten US states to file suit against health care reform

Can't block health care reform in Congress? Sue.

That's the strategy that's been outlined by Virginia state Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, who confirmed Sunday that he will sue to block health care reform from becoming law. Reports the Richmond Times-Dispatch:

Virgina will file suit against the federal government charging that the health-care reform legislation is unconstitutional, Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli's office confirmed last night.

Cuccinelli is expected to argue that the bill, with its mandate that requires nearly every American to be insured by 2014, violates the commerce clause of the U.S. Constitution. The attorney general's office will file suit once President Barack Obama signs the bill into law, which could occur early this week.

[CurtEastPoint]

1. And here's a typical pic of a Ga. R berating a D about opting out.

[SCRUBDASHRUB]

2. All I can say is I didn't vote for these assclowns in VA.

[RelativelyJones]

3. Cuccinelli's a turd

Blue Virginia has got to kick this guy's ass.

[COLGATE4]

4. Any asshole with enough money for the filing fee

can file a lawsuit. That doesn't mean squat. Let's see with Poncharello is going to produce to support his theory of the case (a la Regent University (a/k/a Close Cover Before Strikimg) School of Law.

[beac]

5. Another disgraceful bit of wingnut grandstanding from the man my state is stuck with for

another three years. I hope the Dems who stayed home in November b/c they weren't excited about Creigh Deeds are happy. :mad: