Wingnut Perry Mason Time

As expected, Florida AG Bill McCollum is filing suit against heath care reform along with 9 other states, calling it unconstitutional.

"The health care reform legislation passed by the U.S. House of Representatives last night clearly violates the U.S. Constitution and infringes on each state's sovereignty," Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum, a Republican, said in a prepared statement announcing a news conference.

"On behalf of the State of Florida and of the Attorneys General from South Carolina, Nebraska, Texas, Utah, Pennsylvania, Washington, North Dakota, South Dakota and Alabama if the President signs this bill into law, we will file a lawsuit to protect the rights and the interests of American citizens."

Hey guys, I'mma letcha finish, but you're not going to win.  It's a simple application of the commerce clause of Congress.  If you were interested in the rights and interests of the American citizens, you'd stop wasting taxpayer money on this frivolous suit and help your states unemployment numbers instead, or maybe spend state resources to prosecute some worthy cases in the meantime.

But sure, making an empty Winger gesture to try to delay real reform to your citizens?  You do that.  Hey, are AG's elected in most states?  Looks like they are to me.  In fact, every single one of those state Attorneys General that are suing along with McCollum are elected Republican officials.  North Dakota's AG is up for re-election this year, even. You sure you want to go down that road?

Oh, you're wingnuts.  Of course you do.  Yes, any federal law enacted by Democrats is unconstitutional to a Republican state AG.  Good luck on that.