U. S. District Judge Robert E. Vinson declared Thursday that even though he believed the requirement of the federal government for all Americans to buy health insurance is unconstitutional, he would stay his ruling while the appellate courts reviewed the law for its constitutionality. He’s asking for the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals to expedite the process so the case can be passed along to be considered by the Supreme Court. “The sooner this is finally decided by the Supreme Court, the better off the entire nation will be”, he said.

If the federal government does not make a ruling on the law within seven days, state governments will be allowed to go ahead and consider the law invalid. Two other judges in addition to Vinson have ruled that a mandate for everyone to buy health insurance is unconstitutional because it opens the door to other government-enforced rulings to buy specific products. Other judges in the United States believe such a ruling is necessary because it would keep the cost of insurance down by spreading out the risk.

In the mean time, the House of Representatives voted 314-112 to repeal a tax-reporting requirement for small businesses. Originally, businesses had to file a 1099 form with the IRS for every transaction they paid $600 or more for. With the repeal in place, businesses would not be required to file this from for corporate transactions, but would still have to report transactions over $600 with non-corporate businesses like contractors and freelance workers.