DC Federal Judge Upholds Constitutionality of Health Care Reform

A Democratically-appointed judge in DC has tossed out a lawsuit claiming that President Barack Obama's requirement that all Americans have health insurance violates the religious freedom of those who rely on God to protect them. In other words, Republicans were arguing Obama's reform forces people to go against the Will of God.

"Kessler rejected both arguments and ruled that Congress has the right to regulate health care spending under the Commerce Clause and that the individual mandate must be viewed not as a stand-alone reform but as an essential part of the law Obama signed 11 months ago aimed at reducing overall costs. She also said that anyone who objects to having health care for religious reasons can choose to pay the penalty instead — as the lawsuit said all five plaintiffs plan to do."

Take that God.

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