Business Applauds Judge Striking Down Obamacare

A federal judge in Florida has ruled the extremely controversial forcing of healthcare on the American people by Obama, as unconstitutional, which resulted in applause from a number of quarters, including the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), which represents small business interests in America.

Karen Harned, the NFIB's executive director, said in a statement, "NFIB joined this case to protect the rights of small-business owners ... The individual mandate, which forces citizens to purchase government approved health insurance, undermines this core principle and gives the federal government entirely too much power."

Also supporting the decision by the federal judge was Republican House Speaker and majority leader John Boehner, who said, "Today's decision affirms the view, held by most of the states and a majority of the American people, that the federal government should not be in the business of forcing you to buy health insurance and punishing you if you don't."

This particular case if are more important than any before it, as over half the U.S. States were plaintiffs in the lawsuit.

States that were plaintiffs in the lawsuit included Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Louisiana, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, North Dakota, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Iowa, Ohio, Kansas, Maine, Wisconsin and Wyoming.

The vast majority of American continue to oppose the imposition of forced healthcare upon them, and want the law repealed.

At specific issue in this case was what has come to be identified as an individual mandate, which forces Americans to acquire healthcare by 2014 or be required to pay a penalty.

Vinson said on that count, "Regardless of how laudable its attempts may have been to accomplish these goals in passing the act, Congress must operate within the bounds established by the Constitution."

The U.S. House of Representatives voted in January to repeal the healthcare reform law, one of the major reasons they were swept into office in unprecedented levels. That and the endless spending by the Obama administration were two of the major catalysts, although there were many others.

Growing expectations are the healthcare law will finally be decided by the Supreme Court as to whether or not it's constitutional.