Virginia Passed the Virginia Health Care Freedom Act

Being a Virginian really makes me proud. I’m even prouder today. As Congress is busy rewriting the rules so they don’t have to actually vote on bills in order to pass them, Virginia today enacted the Virginia Health Care Freedom bill. This means that if you are a Virginian, you don’t have to buy insurance if you don’t want to, even if the Federal Government says you have to. And 34 other states are considering the same legislation. I call this the “Middle Finger of the Apocalypse” to Obama.

From the IFA here:

While 34 other states have considered or partially passed legislation to ban any federal mandate to secure health insurance coverage, the Virginia General Assembly has passed a bill that is expected to get the signature of the state’s governor.

By an 80-17 vote, the Virginia House of Delegates passed HB 10, sponsored by Del. Robert G. Marshall (R-13th District), which states that no resident of the commonwealth shall be required to obtain or maintain individual insurance coverage. All 17 “nay” votes were cast by Democratic delegates.

Gov. Bob McDonnell, a Republican, has already said he would sign the bill into law, making Virginia the first state in the nation to challenge any mandates that could be handed down from Washington, D.C.

As in Virginia, several states are weighing whether such state legislation can challenge federal authority, setting up a possible U.S. Supreme Court case in the eyes of some.

After filing his bill earlier this year, Marshall told IFAwebnews.com that the Virginia Health Care Freedom Act would protect individuals’ rights and stop abuses in the nation’s capitol he said had similarities to criminals.

“Mobsters used to offer ‘protection’ to business owners, so when Congress says that if individuals don’t become customers of businesses that contribute to them, to me that crosses the line,” Marshall said. “For me, it is hard to distinguish what is going on in Washington, D.C., from criminal activity.”

So if Obama forces his Obamacare down our throats, Virginia will be leading the charge to the Supreme Court to get it declared unconstitutional.