Obamacare: VA AG Court Victor Explains Why Mandatory Purchase Mandate is Unconstitutional

I don’t know much about Virginia’s Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, but his big victory against Obamacare—and his articulateness—make me think a political star is being born.

But his political future is beyond SHS’s scope. For our purposes, in the clip below, Cuccinelli succinctly explains why the insurance purchase mandate exceeds the constitutional power of the federal government.  The gun analogy he uses is inspired and very apt. I think he is right on.

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