It seems not a day goes by that we learn of something new hidden in the healthcare reform bill. We now know, unsurprisingly, that it will cost over $1 trillion, even though we were assured it would save us money.

While the costs and paperwork  associated with the Obamacare are staggering, the greatest amount of opposition is still to the individual mandate to buy health insurance. This has led several states, including ours, to file lawsuits against the federal government. One of those lawsuits was filed by the state of Virginia, and it passed its first major legal hurdle yesterday. The White House has dismissed the lawsuit as frivolous and political since it was filed, and argued that the states didn’t have standing to sue in this case. According to US District Judge Henry Hudson, they were wrong. While this case is a long way from being heard, it is a significant development in potentially challenging aspects of the healthcare bill.
 

As more and more comes out about Obamacare, we are sure to see new challenges to its constitutionality, as well as its practicality. But, while the challenges are good, the best defense against this type of legislation is electing the right people to represent us.

As Nancy Pelosi famously put it, “…we have to pass the bill so that you can find out what is in it…”. They did. Now we’re finding out what’s in it, and the results aren’t pretty.