Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott following the U.S. 11th Circuit Courts ruling that the Patient Protection & Affordable Care Acts individual mandate is unconstitutional.
As we have maintained since before the law was first enacted the individual mandate exceeds the constitutional limits on Congress authority said Abbott. The federal government cannot rely upon Congress power to regulate interstate commerce in a misguided effort to require that every American purchase government-approved health insurance whether they want it or not. No public policy goal no matter how important or well-intentioned can be allowed to trample the protections and rights guaranteed by our Constitution" Abbott said.