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Opinion: Social media wrap: Bachmann, Brewer, Rooney react to Florida healthcare lawsuit ruling

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A lawsuit brought by 20 states seeking to overturn President Obama’s healthcare law can proceed, a Florida judge ruled Thursday.

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In a blow to the administration, the ruling went against Justice Department arguments that the lawsuit, led by the state of Florida, is premature.

“In this order, I have not attempted to determine whether the line between constitutional and extra-constitutional government has been crossed,” wrote Judge Roger Vinson of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida. The ruling dealt primarily with procedural issues.

Politicians reacted on Twitter:

-- Craig Howie

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