This past Wednesday Governor Bob McDonnell signed the Virginia Health Care Freedom Act during a ceremony in Richmond. The bipartisan bill challenges the unconstitutional insurance mandate which is a key element of ObamaCare. WSLS reported. "We all agree that we must expand access to quality health care and reduce costs for all Virginians. However, that should not be accomplished through an unprecedented federal mandate on individuals that we believe violates the U.S. Constitution. The Virginia Healthcare Freedom Act sets as the policy of the Commonwealth that no individual, with several specific exceptions, can be required to purchase health insurance coverage. The Act was passed with bi-partisan support, in sharp contrast to the narrow straight line partisan vote that enacted the federal health care bill on Sunday night. Virginia's Healthcare Freedom Act received the votes of leading Democratic Senators, as well as the Democratic House Minority Leader. It was an important step...(Read Full Post)