President Barack Obama is bracing for yet another health care law to be pressed into the hands of a federal judge in Virginia. The White House fears that the judge will not accept the proposed law’s provisions and thus will have to wait for further ruling by higher courts. The dreaded judge, Richmond Federal District Court judge Henry E. Hudson, swore to submit his ruling be the end of December as to whether the proposed law passes constitutionality as per its requirements for a majority of U.S. citizens be forced to avail insurance by the start of 2014.
Obama’s administration officials are hopeful that the proposed law will hold constitutionality for its mandating citizens to provide themselves health insurance. They also believe that the judge’s previous calls on the proposed law could actually preempt the first ruling against it. The judge’s initial reactions were to inquire about a lot of things that clearly showed his disagreement. That is according to one of Obama’s officials who is closely studying whether or not a ruling against any provision will compromise other parts of the proposed law.
While the president’s office acknowledges the inherent obstacles that will face the proposed law once put into the hands of newly elected Republican representatives, Obama’s administration firmly believes that opposition to it mainly lies in the federal courts. Once judges take into consideration cases brought forth by Republican representatives from all over the U.S., it might impair all the effort that’s being put into lobbying by hospitals, government agencies and insurance companies.
