In February of 2K11, Florida Judge Roger Vinson became the 2nd federal judge to rule that the Health Reform Bill was deemed unconstitutional on the basis of the Commerce Clause. Vinson's ruling stipulates that it is unconstitutional for the government to regulate commerce that has not yet occured by forcing someone to buy health insurance they may not want. In December of 2K10, Virginia Federal Judge Henry Hudson rejected the "mandate" provision of the bill that all citizens must be covered.
With this second setback, President Barack Obama's landmark health-care bill must be weighed in by the Supreme Court on the legality of the legislation that was passed by Congress last year in 2K10. The ones that will be most affected by these setbacks are African-Americans who live in poverty or are the "working poor." Many of the illnesses that commonly plague Black people such as heart disease, hypertension & diabetes require expensive medicine, preventative care & routine visits to see the doctor. Unfortunately, most Black people don't go to the doctor unless they are already ill & this irresponsibility explains why the mortality rate for African-Americans with some of these curable diseases is higher than Caucasians.
President Obama's proposed bill has some popular provisions in it. If Congress has some semblance of rationale, those particular provisions should remain in there. This health-care reform issue continues to be a crucial one for millions of Americans & their families who are truly in dire need of affordable, reasonable benefits for the near future.
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