The huge legal fight over the legality of the individual and employer mandates within the new health care laws was hotly debated before the Fourth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday. The state of Virginia is seeking to defend a state law forbidding the federal government from forcing its residents to purchase health insurance – or force them to buy anything for that matter. So how did the oral arguments go on Tuesday? What did the questions suggest about how the judges are approaching this critical case? And how did Virginia improve its standing in the case? We discuss it all with Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, who is leading the effort to prevent the health care mandates from being applied in his state.
