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Last Updated on Monday, 17 May 2010 12:39 Written by rslcpol Monday, 17 May 2010 12:38
From AustinBusinessJournal:
Seven more states have joined Texas and 13 others in a lawsuit against the federal government questioning the constitutionality of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, or the health care reform bill, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott’s Office said Friday.
The complaint has been amended to include 20 plaintiffs, with Indiana, North Dakota, Mississippi, Nevada, Arizona, Georgia and Alaska joining Texas and others to fight the health care bill.
The amended complaint raises additional constitutional questions, including the argument that the bill violates the states’ 10th Amendment rights and provisions of the U.S. Constitution by forcing state taxpayers to pay billions on programs their states can’t afford.