\u201cNeither the Supreme Court nor any federal circuit court of appeals has extended Commerce Clause powers to compel an individual to involuntarily enter the stream of commerce by purchasing a commodity in the private market,\u201d he wrote. \u201cIn doing so, enactment of the [individual mandate] exceeds the Commerce Clause powers vested in Congress under Article I .\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Judge Hudson’s ruling will undoubtedly be appealed. A separate suit filed by 20 states still pending before federal Judge Roger Vinson in Pensacola, Fla., who will hear arguments in the case on Thursday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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