GOP Attorneys General from 13 states file lawsuit over health care legislation
March 23rd, 2010 - 11:18 pm ICT by Angela Kaye MasonPENSACOLA, FLORIDA (BNO NEWS) — Attorney General Bill McCollum filed a lawsuit on Tuesday against the Federal Government, alleging the Health Care Reform Law signed by the President Barack Obama is unconstitutional, his office said.
According to Attorney General McCollum’s office, several other State Attorneys General joined Florida’s lawsuit, which is the first challenging the new law, filed today in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida.
“This lawsuit should put the Federal Government on notice that Florida will not permit the constitutional rights of our citizens and the sovereignty of our state to be ignored or disregarded,” said Attorney General McCollum, who was joined by Attorneys General from South Carolina, Nebraska, Texas, Utah, Louisiana, Alabama, Colorado, Michigan, Pennsylvania, Washington, Idaho, and South Dakota.
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