Ann Althouse
Althouse
10/7/2010
Here‘s the decision, linked from Politico. How does the judge — George Steeh of the Eastern District of Michigan — deal with the key problem, that Congress is trying to regulate persons who are not engaging in any economic activity? This is the key passage:
The plaintiffs have not opted out of the health care services market because, as living, breathing beings, who do not oppose medical services on religious grounds, they cannot opt out of this market.
That is, everyone is already in the market simply by virtue of having a body which might require medical care…
Read the entire article at Althouse.com
Update: GatewayPundit has more. HotAir, too.
