Public opposition to ObamaCare has reached a remarkable milestone: A majority of the states are now suing to fight this federal takeover of the medical system.
Several more states recently joined the massive legal action against ObamaCare that is being spearheaded by Florida, a heavily populated, politically moderate state with a high percentage of senior citizens.
Taking part in the Florida-led lawsuit are Alabama, Alaska, Arizona, Colorado, Georgia, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Michigan, Mississippi, Nebraska, Nevada, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Utah, Washington, Wisconsin and Wyoming.
In addition, Virginia and Oklahoma are suing individually.
So all told, at least 28 of the 50 United States will be pleading their case that ObamaCare is a dangerous and costly expansion of federal power over the lives of the American people and an appalling violation of the authority of states, under the Constitution's 10th Amendment.
Of local interest, new Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal pointed to the catastrophic $2.5 billion cost with which ObamaCare will saddle his state over the next decade. Tennessee's recently departed Democrat Gov. Phil Bredesen had similar concerns.
Federal court rulings so far have been mixed, though one court has ruled that ObamaCare's requirement that virtually everyone buy government-approved medical insurance is unconstitutional. It is highly likely that the U.S. Supreme Court will ultimately rule on ObamaCare.
What is remarkable is the diversity of the states that are suing to have ObamaCare overturned. They are not only conservative states. The list also includes liberal states such as Michigan and Washington. States large and small -- in both area and population -- are suing, and they stretch from the Deep South to Alaska and from Maine to the Desert Southwest.
So far, Tennessee is not among the states suing to stop ObamaCare. But the Volunteer State will not escape the calamitous cost if the law stays on the books. It would be best if Congress overturned ObamaCare on its own. But with Democrats likely to block repeal, Tennessee should keep its legal options open.