LOUISIANA. - Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal announced on Friday that he will not implement the Affordable Health Care Act in his state. The Supreme Court in a 5-4 vote upheld the individual mandate clause of the controversial healthcare reform as constitutional.
However Jindal, who might be a possible Republican contender for vice president in the 2012 Presidential elections, said, "We're not going to start implementing Obamacare...We're committed to working to elect Gov. Romney to repeal Obamacare," as reported by the Associated Press.
Jindal was joined by another possible Republican vice-president contender, Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell, in his support for Romney's win so that the law can be repealed.
After the Supreme Court decision Thursday, likely Republican Presidential candidate Mitt Romney released a statement saying "What the Court did not do on its last day in session; I will do on my first day if elected President of the United States. And that is I will act to repeal Obamacare," as reported on Wall Street Journal.
The subject of healthcare will take center stage in the up-coming elections for both parties. Both parties are likely to use the court ruling to their advantage, the Democratic Party will use it as an obvious victory for the Obama administration, the G.O.P party will use it to convince unhappy Americans that their party will 'repeal and replace' the law.
In the most awaited decision of the year, the Supreme Court ruled Thursday to uphold the most controversial part of the healthcare plan, the individual mandate clause, which requires every American to have healthcare or incur a financial penalty. The Affordable Healthcare Act aka Obama care was upheld in a 5-4 vote as being within the constitutional authority of the federal government to impose taxes.
