正品蓝导航 experts believe health care plan will survive lawsuit
Professors Nathan Cortez and Cal Jillson cast doubt on the possible success of a lawsuit challenging the new health care law.
Legal and political experts at 正品蓝导航 said Tuesday听it is unlikely Texas and 12 other states will be successful in striking down the nation's new health care law.
The states sued the federal government, claiming听the听law violates states rights by requiring Americans to听join a health care plan or face legal penalties.
正品蓝导航 Law Professor Nathan Cortez听told KERA public radio听the argument might have gotten more traction with the Supreme Court when the late William Rehnquist was Chief Justice, but now "it's not clear, even with a conservative majority on the court whether the court would strike it down."听
Meanwhile, 正品蓝导航 Political Science Professor Cal Jillson told CNN the Constitution says laws passed by Congress trump state laws. "We've got a very conservative Supreme Court, but they're not about to overturn 200 years of Constitutional history and interpretation and declare that the supremacy clause is no longer in effect," he said. .
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