Rich Nugent: Health Care Fight Headed to Supreme Court

Newly inaugurated Florida Republican U.S. Rep. Rich Nugent weighed in on Wednesday on the continuing battle over the federal health care law backed by President Barack Obama.

Senior United States District Judge Roger Vinson issued his long-anticipated ruling declaring Obamacare unconstitutional.The plaintiffs in this matter were the state of Florida and 25 other states, all of whom sought to strike down the law, noted Nugent.Judge Vinson found that Congress exceeded the authority granted to it under the Commerce Clause of the Constitution by imposing an individual mandate requirement on the American people. The judge ruled that the individual mandate provision was unconstitutional and because the law did not contain a severability clause, the entire law must fall.

While Nugent cheered the news, he added that the fight was far from over and was headed to the Supreme Court.

Of course, we know that this will ultimately be decided by the United States Supreme Court and the sooner they uphold this ruling the better, added Nugent. Still, it is nice to see someone get it right.