Virginia's attorney general has asked the Supreme Court to fast-track his state's legal challenge to the federal health care overhaul, saying state governments and businesses deserve to know the fate of the law as soon as possible. The unusual request comes three days after a Florida judge struck down the law over concerns about its requirement that people buy health insurance. A Virginia judge had earlier ruled that the so-called individual mandate was unconstitutional, though that judge did not invalidate the entire law.
The Department of Justice is appealing both rulings to the federal appeals courts. But Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli says he thinks the legal dispute has become so important that the Supreme Court should take it up immediately.
"This is an extraordinary remedy, but it is a case that fits their qualifications," he told Fox News on Thursday. "They absolutely have the authority to do this."
I am thinking the feds will draw this out as long as possible to hope for a SC vacancy so Bambi can push in another liberal judge.
Nothing good happens for Bambi if the SC gets the case before the 2012 election.