The latest attorney general to join a lawsuit aimed at federally mandated health care tells Fox News this is not a political move.
Republican Indiana Attorney General Greg Zoeller says attorneys general are largely unpolitical and the lawsuit exists “to check…whether the federal government has overextended itself” and “used its authority where it really doesn’t have it.”
Zoeller went on to say, “anything that comes out of Washington these days is so hyperpolitical” and isn’t reflective of “what’s going on in each of the individual states.”
To date, 15 attorneys general (14 Republicans and 1 Democrat) from states including Washington, Utah, Colorado, Texas and Pennsylvania have joined the lawsuit. Attorneys general getting the most pressure to sign on to the lawsuit hail from states with Republican legislatures that tend to vote Republican in national elections.
In spite of the growing number of attorneys general on board, many legal experts say its unlikely the suit will actually stop the law from taking effect. Some experts believe the major issue is with the constitutionality of health care reform, and whether states have the authority to force taxpayers to purchase health insurance. Those who have already joined the suit hope to see it go to the Supreme Court, where no decision has been made on whether or not the government has the power to mandate health insurance.