More States Sign On to Fight Reform

Florida attorney general and gubernatorial candidate Bill McCollum has more support in his campaign against Obamacare, an effort some legal scholars consider quixotic.

McCollum says Arizona, Indiana, Mississippi, North Dakota and Nevada are adding their names to the list of plaintiffs challenging the new law in federal court because they don't think individuals should be forced to buy health insurance or face a fee. Some legal experts say Congress has every right to tax and they predict the states won't win. McCollum and now 17 other attorneys general also think the federal law is a burden to their already stretched budgets.

Here's more from the South Florida Business Journal:

The suit alleges that the new law infringes on the constitutional rights of Americans by mandating they have health care coverage or pay a tax penalty.

In addition, McCollum said the bill would force states to spend billions of dollars they cannot afford.

“This burden comes at a time when Florida faces severe budget cuts to offset shortfalls in an already-strained budget,” McCollum says in a statement.

South Carolina, Nebraska, Texas, Utah, Louisiana, Alabama, Colorado, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Washington, Idaho, and South Dakota previously joined Florida’s lawsuit. A hearing is scheduled for April 14.

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