Virginia among several dozen possible other individual statesimmediately prepares court challenge to legality of ObamaCare mandates.

Virginia among several dozen possible other individual states
immediately prepares court challenge to legality of ObamaCare
mandates.



Washington Post

UPDATED: Cuccinelli to file suit 'as soon as the ink is dry' on health-
care signature

A spokesman for Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli said Sunday
evening that he has already prepared his court filings challenging the
constitutionality of the health-care reform measure that just now
passed the House.

According to spokesman Brian Gottstein, Cuccinelli will file suit on
behalf of the Commonwealth in the Eastern District of Virginia "as
soon as the ink is dry" on President Obama's signature on the bill.

Cuccinelli, who has filed suit against the EPA challenging the
agency's regulation of greenhouse gases, has been the most vocal of
several Republican attorneys general who have promised to sue over
health care. Just over a week ago, Virginia became the first state in
the country to pass a state law making it illegal for the government
to require an individual to purchase health insurance, a key element
of the bill.

UPDATE 11:35 p.m.: Why file so quickly? Gottstein: "It's more cost
efficient to start the process of challenging the bill as soon as
possible. There are significant costs in implementing the health care
law, so if it is going to be found unconstitutional, then we can save
taxpayer money and trouble by making that determination sooner rather
than later."

By Rosalind Helderman | March 21, 2010; 8:18 PM ET

New York Times Headline:

Legal and Political Fights Loom for Democrats
By JEFF ZELENY and SHERYL GAY STOLBERG
Published: March 21, 201

Excerpt:

"...The politics of health care are fragile — and far from certain —
in the eight-month midterm campaign that will determine which party
will control Congress next year. But both sides steeled for a fight to
extend well beyond November, involving state legislative battles,
court challenges and, ultimately, the next presidential race...."