The Individual Mandate Will Get Settled by the Supremes

On Friday the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta found the ACA’s individual mandate unconstitutional, ensuring the matter will be decided by the US Supreme Court in 2012.  The only question among the DC chattering class is if the ruling will come in time to have an impact on the election, not whether the Court will uphold the law.  Case law around the Federal government’s right to tax interstate commerce — and even inactivity like not buying health insurance — is well-established, giving an edge to the Obama Administration that it will be upheld.  Stay tuned.