Federal Judge Issues Injunction against the Healthcare Law

In a Stunning setback to the Obama Administration, a federal judge ruled this morning in Miami that the Healthcare law, enacted by the United States Congress and signed into law by President Obama, is unconstitutional.  The healthcare law has been trumpeted by the administration as a  way to provide health coverage to millions of Americans and to prevent abuses by the health insurance  industry.

The lawsuit was bought by Darlene Rosario, a resident of Florida, who argues that the law infringed not only on the state’s right but on her ability as a parent to make the best decision for her infant.  Ms Rosario, who claims in her lawsuit that she is currently unemployed, argued that she fears that the healthcare  mandate will cause her great hardship by forcing her to choose between getting coverage under Medicaid or seek government’s subsidies that will not be available for another six months.

Judge Martin Schwartz, in ruling for Ms. Rosario, found that the federal government has infringed on the State of Florida’s rights and Ms. Rosario’s infant son’s rights.  In response to the judge’s ruling, the white house just issued a statement stating that the judge’s ruling…