Let me be clear, he threw the whole thing out as unconstitutional and said he expected the government to obey his ruling!
Feds ask Florida judge to clarify meaning of health care ruling
(NewsCore) - The Justice Department has asked a federal judge to clarify the immediate impact of his ruling last month that declared the new health care law unconstitutional, The Wall Street Journal reported Friday.
US District Court Judge Roger Vinson in Florida, considering a challenge to the health care overhaul by a group of 26 states, ruled Jan. 31 that the entire law must be declared void. Judge Vinson found only one part of the law unconstitutional -- the provision requiring individuals to carry health coverage or pay a penalty -- but he said it was impossible to disentangle that part from the rest of the law.
The ruling left considerable confusion because Judge Vinson did not issue an injunction halting the law, while suggesting that his ruling effectively functioned as one. Some states concluded that they need not obey the law any longer. The Obama administration has continued to carry it out.
Read the judges Summary Judgment on voiding Obamacare
Page 75: (“declaratory judgment is, in a context such as this where federal officers are defendants, the practical equivalent of specific relief such as an injunction . . .since it must be presumed that federal officers will adhere to the law as declared by the court”) (Scalia, J.) (emphasis added).
There is no reason to conclude that this presumption should not apply here. Thus, the award of declaratory relief is adequate and separate injunctive relief is not necessary.
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