SUPREME COURT RULES ON PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT
Individual Mandate Overturned, Rest of Law Stands

(Washington, DC) — The Supreme Court ruled today that a key provision in President Obama's landmark legislative initiative, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, is unconstitutional, throwing out the "individual mandate" to require everyone to buy health insurance out, yet letting the rest of the law stand as it is.

It is not clear if the ruling will essentially throw away access to health care coverage for over 30 million average, ordinary Americans.

The Supreme Court had to consider four questions with regard to its ruling:

• the ability for Congress to impose an "individual mandate" to purchase health insurance
  
  
• should the entire law be struck down if the "individual mandate" is struck down
  
  
• the expansion of Medicaid with regard to the law
  
  
• can the above questions be reviewed before the law's full implementation
  
  

At the core of the argument was state's rights (opponents) vs. a guarantee of health care to average, ordinary Americans (supporters).

Republicans in Congress were seen dancing with glee on the steps of the Capitol, knowing that they now had a potent weapon with which to try and defeat Obama in November.

"Republican leaders had said all along that the law was a broad overreach of power by the Federal government," said a Republican spokesman, speaking on condition of anonymity. "Today, the non-partisan Supreme Court agreed."

Presumed Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney, who created the same health care apparatus in Massachusetts while governor, has consistently opposed what is known as "Obamacare" to many.

Democrats were disappointed but believe that they, too, have a weapon to use against Romney in November."

"Today, Republicans in the House and Senate are celebrating that they've been able to embarrass President Obama. What they don't realize is that they may have disenfranchised over 30 million average, ordinary Americans from a basic right to quality, affordable heath care. We believe this will be an issue average, ordinary Americans will care about in November."

House Speaker John "Oh … My … God" Boehner had said that the House would work to repeal what is left of the health care law. "Now we have two goals to reach before November," said a House spokesman, speaking on condition of anonymity. "Repealing Obamacare and replacing Obama."