US judge allows states' healthcare suit to proceed
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MIAMI Oct 14 (Reuters) - U.S. states can proceed with their lawsuit seeking to overturn President Barack Obama's landmark healthcare reform law, a Florida judge ruled on Thursday.
U.S. District Judge Roger Vinson had already indicated at a hearing last month that he would reject parts of a motion by the Justice Department to dismiss the lawsuit, led by Florida and 19 other states.
The suit was originally filed in March by mostly Republican state attorneys general.
In his formal ruling on Thursday, Vinson said the case would continue as scheduled. He had previously set a hearing for Dec. 16. (Reporting by Tom Brown, Editing by Pascal Fletcher)
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michaelp wrote:
our president surrounds himself with socialist, communists. even so far as to hire one for greenhouse czar VAN JONES ! treason it is called ! SHOVING SOCIALISM DOWN AMERICAS THROAT ISN’T WORKING !and Americans won’t tolerate it ! we don’t work for the government ! the government is supposed to work for the people !
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