Indiana

Zoeller v. Uncle Sam

By Abdul Hakim-Shabazz

Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller says the federal government is overstepping its bound so he is joining 13 other states in suing over the new health care law.

Zoeller repeated his arguments that the individual mandate that all citizens have insurance is an overreach of the Commerce Clause because it requires individuals to buy a commercial product based on citizenship.  In addition he argues that the new mandates regarding medicaid trample on state sovereignty.

However, before joining the suit Zoeller says he got the other Attorneys General adopt an additional argument with their complaint.   His point; that health insurance is a state-regulated product which is not sold across state lines and the sole purview of the states.  He says the new health care plan would interfere with state regulation of insurance and therefore violate the 10th Amendment.

Zoeller says by joining in with other states, Indiana does not have to bear the full cost of litigation, but instead will share in the estimated $50,000 worth of legal costs.

You can hear with my interview with Attorney General below.

Zoeller lawsuit

Full post as published by Indiana Barrister on March 29, 2010 (boomark / email).