Question

When President Obama introduced the Affordable Health Care Act, several states banded together to appeal the constitutionality of the Act. On January 31, 2011, a federal judge ruled parts of the act unconstitutional. President Obama's law team formally appealed the decision in Florida v. U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (11-11021). The appeal can be found at http://aca-litigation.wikispaces.com/file/view/U.S.+brief+as+appellant+(04.01.11).pdf. Read pages 52-60 and determine the legal aspects in question regarding the act and the argument for appeal presented by the President's team. Make sure to address the implications of the act on the provision of health care in the United States. Respond to three other peers and provide additional insight and/or constructive comments. One-sentence posts or peer responses are not appropriate and will not receive full credit.