The Supreme Court of the United States.UU. He began to study the constitutionality of health care reform from Obama
Washington, 26 mar ( EFE).- The Court Supreme of United States review from today and for three days the constitutionality of the President’s health reform Barack Obama, considered the greatest achievement of his mandate. Is expected that the first meeting of the three planned will start at 10 a.m. local time (1400 GMT) on Monday. Sessions of six hours a day, the nine judges of the Supreme – five of them appointed by Republican presidents and the remaining four by Democrats – consider the arguments in favour and against the so-called affordable health care Act, passed by Congress and promulgated by Obama in 2010. The Governments of 26 States, mostly Republicans, have submitted demands against the law and, in particular, its most controversial ingredient: an obligation for all persons in the United States.UU. have health insurance or pay a fine for not having. For the Republicans that clause goes against the Constitution, and its objective is therefore the Supreme issue a ruling of unconstitutionality on the law or, in their absence, any of its parts. The Government, in turn, relies on known as the Commerce clause, contained in the Constitution and that it gives Congress capacity to regulate commercial activity abroad and among the States of the country. The dilemma is the interpretation of that clause, as opponents of reform argue that the Constitution gives Congress power to regulate...
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