Mar 11 2010
Virginia Assembly Approves Bill Preventing Feds from Mandating Health Insurance
The first shot has been fired in the battle to uphold states’ rights and the Tenth Amendment. Call or email your state legislators and tell them that we want North and South Carolina to follow suit and unite against this encroachment of the Federal government.
ShareRICHMOND — The Virginia General Assembly has given final approval to a bill that would make it illegal for the government to require individuals to purchase health insurance, a measure intended to conflict with Democratic efforts to reform health care in Washington.
Thirty-four other states are weighing similar legislation to block the individual mandate, which is an element of bills that have passed both the U.S. Senate and House of Representatives. But Virginia is the first state to complete legislative action on such a bill.
Gov. Robert F. McDonnell said Wednesday that he intends to sign the legislation.
Phil Berger of the N.C. State Senate has introduced a similar bill here. House Minority Leader Paul Stam is about to introduce one in the state house.
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