O'Reilly: Say Goodbye to Obamacare

By Bill O'Reilly

Judge Roger Vinson sitting in Pensacola, Florida, ruled Monday that the federal government cannot force Americans to buy health insurance and declared the new Obamacare law to be unconstitutional.

Responding to a lawsuit from 26 states, the judge says: "Congress exceeded the bounds of its authority in passing the act with the individual mandate [to buy health insurance] ... Because the individual mandate is unconstitutional and not severable, the entire act must be declared void."

Obviously this is a major blow to President Obama because health care is his signature issue.

Before Judge Vinson's ruling, two federal judges had sided with the administration and one had ruled Obamacare unconstitutional. So now it's two against two. Thus, as predicted, the law will now go to the Supreme Court for the ultimate decision.

"Talking Points" is not surprised by Judge Vinson's decision. A year-and-a-half ago, I said this:

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O'REILLY: Government is saying that you have to buy health insurance.

MEGYN KELLY, HOST, "AMERICA LIVE": Right.

O'REILLY: You have to do it.

KELLY: Right.

O'REILLY: I say that's unconstitutional. The federal government doesn't have the power to force an American to buy anything.

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So the question is: If I knew that, and many of you knew that, why did the Obama administration not know?

The answer: wishful thinking.