Obama’s Health Law Overhaul under Discussion

Obama’s health policy was under discussion during the 11th Circuit panel. The panel was chaired by three judges. It has been revealed that one of the judges on the 11th Circuit panel was appointed by President George H. W. Bush, one was appointed by President Bill Clinton, and the third was appointed as a trial judge by President Reagan and an appeals judge by Clinton.

The panel was conducted to hear the challenges in the Obama administration’s health care law. The biggest challenge which was discussed by the panel was whether or not the Congress had the constitutional authority for most people to buy health insurance and noted the lack of precedent.

The question was raised by 26 state attorney generals. The question is of prime importance because of “the political heft of the plaintiffs and the intellectual firepower of the lawyers”. The question was answered by the acting US Solicitor Neal Katyal, who tried to ease their concerns by saying the legislative branch, can only exercise its powers to regulate commerce if it will have a substantial effect on the economy and solve a national, not local, problem.

Meanwhile, Marcus has been appointed by Republican President Ronald Reagan to serve on the Florida bench after several years as Miami's lead federal prosecutor.