by Beatrix Kiddo

Created on: March 24, 2010   Last Updated: April 18, 2010

Everything in life has a good side and a bad side.  When it comes to the health care bill life is no different.  There are pros and there are cons.

Obama signed the health care bill into law with a war waging between the health care bill's pros and cons.  Time will tell whether or not any of the health care pros and cons meet their criteria of full description.  However, thus far, the new health care bill appears to have obvious pros and cons that Americans embrace.

Do you want the good news or the bad news?  We begin with the cons.

The health care bill cons can begin with the latest lawsuit filed against the federal government.  As 13 state Attorneys General file against the feds claiming that a human body cannot be of "individual commerce" in a federal mandate, others suggest it's simply Republicans blowing smoke over frustration.  Did I mention there is a Democrat on that roster?

Should it be illegal for the federal government to fine a person approximately $3,000 a year if they do not have health insurance?  That's what 12 Republicans and 1 Democrat thought when filing against the U.S. departments of Human and Health Services, Treasury and Labor following Obama's signing of the health care bill.  The Constitution does not allow human flesh to become "individual commerce" as even though the word "con" exists in the word Constitution they mean quite the opposite.  Going against the Constitution pretty much results in a con.

Another con exists in the 2nd portion of the lawsuit speaking of the federal government taking control over state governing law.  Each state conducts and organizes it's own services such as Medicaid.  The health care bill takes the state governed law and places it into federal hands when it comes to Medicaid.  Many would rather have their state deal with Medicaid instead of the federal government.

View the lawsuit via PDF as offered through MSNBC.

Let's talk about pros.  One pro is that kids can remain on their parent's health insurance longer than before, by merely three years.  Now I would have to say that three years is not that much considering a lifetime.  Each parent that is willing to pay should be able to keep a child on their policy for as long as they wish.  It's a choice that should be made by a parent not an insurance company or the government.  Three years more does little for families.  So what once seemed like a pro has deemed

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