As SCOTUS Approaches Obamacare Decision Beck Says President Must ‘Heed’ The Following Words
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Glenn Beck is back with a new Oval Office speech focused on the historic decision nine Supreme Court are poised to hand down that will determine the fate of Obamacare.
Beck observed that it will be “a major moment,” not just for Americans and the nation as a whole, but for the president himself. It will be President Obama’s one opportunity to show whether he “respects the court’s decision… or not.”
Thus far, through his verbal attacks on the Supreme Court over its past decisions, Obama has failed on all counts, according to Beck.
Obama “has fumed and he has pouted” and hardly shown leadership, according to Beck.
In an effort to “help” Obama out, Beck and his team researched other presidents who have also petitioned the court unsuccessfully, and even expressed disappointment, but all the while remained respectful.
Citing examples from presidents Thomas Jefferson, Richard Nixon, Ronald Reagan and even Bill Clinton, Beck delved into the moments of truth each faced, when their respective battles with the Supreme Court had been lost.
There is a great tradition of presidents petitioning the court, and an even greater tradition of them losing,” noted Beck. “This is not a dictatorship. The president must abide the decisions of someone else.”
Beck explained to viewers that showing respect did not mean that each of the above presidents did not stand their ground, or pursue democratic channels in which to appeal the court’s decision. But in each instance, despite the tensions that may have been at play, these presidents gave the court, and its justices their dignity.
Beck then quoted President Reagan in 1983, after a Supreme Court ruling struck down state’s efforts to limit abortion-on-demand:
“I join millions of Americans expressing profound disappointment at the decisions announced by the Supreme Court.” [...] “The issue of abortion must be resolved by our democratic process. Once again I call on the Congress to make its voice heard against abortion on demand and to restore legal protections for the unborn whether by statute or constitutional amendment.”
“That’s how it works!” exclaimed Beck.
“Note the tone. It’s Upfront. It’s Unyielding. But it is respectful.”
Beck applauded the words of presidents who understood that the Supreme Court “is not a rubber stamp body.”
“These men knew what democracy and a republic meant. What checks-and-balances mean.”
While these presidents did not go away quietly, Beck explained the one other significant thing they did not do: “They did not try to undermine the Court. They did not lecture the Court. They did not misrepresent the issues or the ruling.”
In short, Beck said that they didn’t do what Barack Obama “has already done.”
Even Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who Beck said was dangerously close to being a dictator and “did the most to degrade the court,“ by attacking it as ”nine old men,” still somehow understood that the Supreme Court has an important and “vital role” in our nation’s democracy.
Sometimes, the democratic process and freedom “is messy,” Beck ceded. Sometimes, people would like to “forget about the challenges of writing a law” and making sure that that law is Constitutional, but the Court “doesn’t forget.”
“The Court doesn’t gloss over the little things. The Court clarifies the issues and compares it to what they say the government can and cannot do according to the Constitution.”
“It would be good for President Obama to heed these words,” Beck said. And show the nation that he not only can lecture, but that “he can learn” as well.
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Comments (57)
TACHYON
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 1:06amYeah!!! The Democratic Process!!! Let’s see, what did Engels, Marx, Lenin, e.g. to the present, say about democracy and peace, ah yes, peace is the absence of dissent against communism and democracy is the acceptance of such.
Report Post »historyguy48
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 7:16amIf we’re lucky King Obama the First will simply ignore the court like Andrew Jackson did.
Report Post »If we’re not lucky he will try to disband the court or perhaps arrest them for treason or something. After all everyone knows he’s the smartest guy to ever be President, I mean King. After all he said so himself!
Diane TX
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 1:02amWhat if the unthinkable happens? What if the Supreme Court declares Obama Care Constitutionally legal and good-to-go? The polls say that more than half of the people (who even care) want Obama Care overturned. I wonder if the People will take that kind of ruling with dignity and respect.
Report Post »TACHYON
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 1:08amYou know that “Obama Care” has already been funded and states are taking similar measures. Just look at Delaware.
Report Post »Diane TX
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 1:21am@ TACHYON
I would guess that if Obama Care is overturned, then the “slipped-in” funding would be free to go back to the Treasury. Why fund a Law that doesn’t exist? As for Delaware, they’re free to setup any State Healthcare they want – like Massachusetts.
Report Post »johnpaulkuchtajr
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 8:09amFear not. The SCOTUS was spot on when they asked the Solicitor General “if government can create commerce in order to regulate it?”
This will be a great week for Americans:
1. Eric Holder is held in contempt for ignoring the subpoenas from Congress.
2. Obamacare will be defeated in its entirety.
3. AZ’s Immigration law will be upheld by the Supremes.
We have a long journey to get this country back on firm footing. First stop, STOP THE SPENDING!
Report Post »zoro51
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 12:43amwatch n see the SOCIALIST evita obama either fume loudly or GO after those who said NO… the PSUDEO DICTATOR OBAMA will LOSE in the end.. as it is HES FAILED ALL OF US ON A GRAND MALL SEIZER SCALE.. impeachment YES fire HOLDER IMPEACH THE PRESIDENT WHOSE NOT AMERICAN BORN.. RID the us senate of NAZI PELOSI HARRY RIED n others who are obamites fire all those whom got into offices as FRIENDS who are INEPT at running depts.. and once n for ALL put america back to work… lest we are the next in line to FAIL like greece is.. cause obamas DOLEING OUT MILLIONS for MUSLUM acvtivities in other countries IS UN AMERICAN.. funding terrorists is a CRIME… same thing as giving the cartels guns… HELLOOOOO
Report Post »TACHYON
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 1:09amI am curious. I have seen you post a few times now, but I wonder, do you know the esoteric meaning of Zoro?
Report Post »TACHYON
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 1:10amOh, and I meant that in no confrontational of rude terms. I am just asking.
Report Post »LeadNotFollow
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 12:27am…
Report Post »Repeal ObamaCare, and convict Obama of treason.
I’m looking forward to it. Can hardly wait.
TACHYON
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 1:17amYou can hardly wait for one CFR member to be replaced by another? Oh, me too!!! Yeah!!! Freedom to choose between Socialists!!! I knew America still had some freedom.
Sorry for the sarcasm. I replied because you had a good post, no disrespect meant.
Report Post »TelepromoterNChief
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 12:16amGlad to see the SCOTUS took the time to read it and see what’s in it.
Report Post »Buck tooth grandma saggy chest Pelosi should enjoy this nice slap in her stretchy face.
Reagans_Army
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 11:48pmI know I’m going to get ripped for this, but Beck has the gall to criticize Barry Hussein for his ego? The dude should look at the mirror. First he writes a book and entitles it “Common Sense”. Then, he refuses to help promote Mark Levin’s two incredible books, “Liberty and Tyranny” and “Ameritopia”. Then, he gets Andrew Breitbart to hate him, which isn’t hard, I’m sure (Beck tries to take on the mantel that Breitbart actually deserves). Then, laughably, he builds this set of the Oval Office and lectures the president on what he should and shouldn’t do.
Granted, Barry is a hack and way over his head, but Glennie is not much better. Call me a socialist or whatever…I’m actually more conservative than you are, I”m sure. Call me anti-American…but did you join the Army three days after 9/11? Probably not. Call me a Mormon hater…but that won’t work either because I AM a Mormon myself. I just can’t stand watching this hack peacock. He’s a total Delta Bravo that needs to get a grip.
Report Post »RepubliCorp
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 12:37amIt is your choice to watch or not……… pretty simple
Report Post »Lord_Frostwind
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 1:14amI can respect that you don’t like Glenn Beck, but I hardly think any ego can compare to President Obama’s. President Obama is the epitome of every Ivy League snob who walks into the room and instantly thinks that he knows more than everyone and that everybody should listen to him. I have never seen another man in history with enough gall to believe that by force of personality alone they can shape the world to the policy they desire.
Report Post »TACHYON
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 1:56amIt is Reagans_Army’s choice to watch, but one must know the enemy to know the fight. Sun Tzu. I am not saying GB is the enemy by any means, but I comprehend what Regs_Army is saying about ego.
The Army of Reagan, this is for you: GB may be a “Delta Bravo” but he is far better than any MSM “Delta Bravo” due to his willingness to speak about what others do not, and he is our “Delta Bravo”. Look at his past and you will see a transformation, unless of course he even started to believe his own crap, but this is not the case. He learned from his viewers as did his viewers learn from him, at least that appears to be the truth and I hope he is not the Illuminati card “Gordo Remora”. And so the relationship has grown into what it is today; as an aside I do wish he would visit some of his old tenets and research explorations such as ‘conspiracy theories’; the balance between too much and not enough political…whatever. But he purposely leaves it that way to give us an avenue with which to digest his information according to our beliefs, he is no idiot.
And as far as the Mormon thing, I can not agree, Smith getting his epiphany from a salamander and the first book of Nephi stating; Nephi 1:2
“Yea, I make a record in the language of my father, which consists of the learning of the Jews and the language of the Egyptians.”
You know, true Jews and Christians reject the Egyptians according to polytheism and the Book of Daniel, first chapter???
lassiegirldawn
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 11:27pmThe Commie In Chief needs to listen to this and get it in his head.
Report Post »http://www.youtube.com/v/6TPgJSZf5Vw?version=3&autohide=1&autoplay=1%3e
nobull14
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 11:12pmThis half breed piece of white African crap who has lied about every thing that he has stood for !!! . He will go down in history as the biggest liar and thieve in are country history . If he and Eric Holder can manage to get out of the country before the hang mans Noose finds them I will be surprised !!!!!!
Report Post »rickc34
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 11:18pmChris Rock called Obama a Zebra….half white half black all jack ass
Report Post »Brother Winston Smith
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 11:08pmNullify Obamacare – Jack Hunter
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPDRrj0sPKE
I would include UNCONSTITUTIONAL Medicare, UNCONSTITUTIONAL Medicare Part D and UNCONSTITUTIONAL Romneycare.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 11:14pmAmen.
Report Post »stevevcraig
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 12:25pmWell, Medicare has been around for 47 years and no one has successfully argued that it is unconstitutional. Unless you favor activist judges, I think its a little late to advocate that the court strike down medicare. Out of curiosity, do you think the elderly should have private medical insurance just like everyone else? I imagine the “pre-existing conditional” exclusions would make it hard for most elderly to get private coverage that is anywhere close to affordable.
Report Post »waywardson28390
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 11:04pmJust a theory but the only thing libs want is power. Remember the quicky they did in NJ with John C. They setting the nation up to sell Hillary C at the convention. How else do you capitalize on anybody but Oboma and the Oboney crowd are still wishing for someone else. Not the dem or the rascually publicans it is the progressives. Mrs C is gonna be yurr next prez.
Report Post »Tankertony
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 10:58pmLeftists don‘t ’learn’. They double down.
Report Post »Brother Winston Smith
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 10:56pm“…if the people finally feel so frustrated… they’re gonna start thinking about options… they might start thinking about nullification…”
Report Post »~ Ron Paul
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1ch_7Vs13E8
RepubliCorp
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 12:33amKeep dreaming………
Report Post »IamWhatIam
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 10:54pmI’m dreaming of the day I log onto Theblaze and the home page loads quickly. I can click from article to article without waiting ang waiting. And quickly leave coments without hopping the bottom of the page loads before I fall asleep. Think new and bettrer servers.
Report Post »randy
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 11:18pmIt very fast for me, almost instant. Maybe you need a faster computer or faster internet service?
Report Post »Therightsofbilly
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 11:41pm@IAMWHATIAM
Your problem lies elsewhere.
I’m running an old XP machine and everything loads Blazingly fast.
Report Post »Stoic one
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 11:50pmHA! Your description bring memories of dial-up. Who is your provider? How old is you computer? Are all of your internet apps up to date? There are a multitude of conditions, besides this site you perhaps should investigate first.
Report Post »IamWhatIam
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 11:31amYes. It FEELS like dial up – but its NOT. The BLAZE loads extreemely slow!! If you don‘t think so you probably don’t know what fast is!!! Speed – its relative!! ie is it was 1020 and you saw a car going 100MPH – you’d think it was a UFO. BTW – I am on a T1 and I am on the NET all day for my business. AGaIN the pages from Theblaze do have a problem loading.
Report Post »Brother Winston Smith
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 10:50pm“… and the power the STATES gave to the central government, THEY CAN TAKE BACK!”
Report Post »~Judge Andrew Napolitano
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=37tEeO-qTYo
lassiegirldawn
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 10:50pmThe Commie In Chief is too egotistical to stand for the American people. He wants to take this nation down. This guy is very dangerous and now it comes out that most all of his passed is made up, cannot validate any of his passed. He will take the verdict the court hands down as personal and will make America pay for it, if he can.
Report Post »Brother Winston Smith
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 10:48pm“The STATES are the sentinels of the people’s liberties”
Report Post »~ Tom Woods on State nullification
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXAZ0fDTh0I
vox_populi
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 10:48pm“Obama ‘has fumed and he has pouted’ and hardly shown leadership, according to Beck.”
Fumed and pouted? You mean like…
“I join millions of Americans expressing profound disappointment at the decisions announced by the Supreme Court.” [...] “The issue of abortion must be resolved by our democratic process. Once again I call on the Congress to make its voice heard against abortion on demand and to restore legal protections for the unborn whether by statute or constitutional amendment.”” -Ronald Reagan
So he 1. Didn’t like the decision, and 2. Wanted Congress to help fix it. Is that fuming and pouting? Because, if it isn’t…
“Last week, the Supreme Court reversed a century of law that I believe will open the floodgates for special interests … to spend without limit in our elections. Well I don‘t think American elections should be bankrolled by America’s most powerful interests… They should be decided by the American people, and that‘s why I’m urging Democrats and Republicans to pass a bill that helps to correct some of these problems.” -Barack Obama
So Obama 1. Doesn’t like the decision, and 2. Wants Congress to help fix it.
You’re not even trying anymore, Glenn.
Report Post »Lloyd Drako
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 9:03amWhatever the Court decides, and however Obama reacts, Beck will carp about it. Manufactured outrage is his stock in trade.
Report Post »encinom
Posted on June 21, 2012 at 11:36amOf course Beck does not mention the effect of the decision that allows the Billionaire supports of the GOP to spend 100′s of million of dollar to buy the election for Romeny.
Report Post »Brother Winston Smith
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 10:43pmState NULLIFICATION!
Report Post »http://tenthamendmentcenter.com/
Brother Winston Smith
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 10:35pmAm I free to make healthcare choices under Romneycare (half-bankrolled by other States – NOT AUTHORIZED by the Constitution)?
Oooops… (whispering) we don’t talk about that here.
And I’ll assume that FAKE-conservative/libertarian Beck (pardon if I’m wrong – I couldn’t stomach more than 30 secs of the clip) DIDN’T mention the role of STATE NULLIFICATION, particularly as it concerns UNCONSTITUTIONAL Central Government Planned healthcare.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 10:40pmIt is a horrible day when our “choices” are Socialist Party A candidate and Socialist Party B candidate, eh? Fortunately, I always vote Libertarian. Sometimes, locally, I see victories. Nationally, not so much. But I won’t vote for a socialist/statist.
Report Post »MrButcher
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 10:57pmJesus Christ on a butter-lathered Constitution *******!
Do you not understand that States (you know, the individual 50 states that make up this union) can do anything they want pursuant to the 9th and 10th Amendments, provided that it isn’t barred by the Constitution?
If Idaho wanted to ban potato production tomorrow–they could.
If Kentucky wanted to collectivize Bourbon production–they could (they have)
If California wanted to make porno the state art-form-it can.
If Massachusetts wants centralized health-care—it can.
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But if the Federal Government wants to regulate on these matters they have no leg to stand on.
I think Romney gets this.
If he doesn‘t then we’ll vote him out in 2016.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 11:03pmOne cannot create a state of slavery in a state, and claim State‘s Rights That’s neo-confederacy. All of the protections of the Bill of Rights and the Constitution apply across all states, via the 14th Amendment.
There is a lot of room for state’s rights, and I endorse a return to the healthy exercise, but let’s not think that you can create the Nazi Republik von Ohio and be okey dokey according to the Constitution.
Report Post »Brother Winston Smith
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 11:05pm@MrButcher
He DOES NOT “GET THIS.” Romneycare PROVES THIS! 49 additional States ARE FORCED AT GUNPOINT to help pay for Romneycare, which VIOLATES the Enumerated Powers, 10th amendment and 13th amendment. I AM NOT ROMNEY’S SLAVE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We would be wise to NOT VOTE HIM IN, in the first place and get behind, WITH ALL OUR MIGHT, RON PAUL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »MrButcher
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 11:42pmYou are both right.
I really can’t contest your points.
They are very solid.
Report Post »———
what is next?
wakewiseone
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 10:34pmobammy learn??? not a snowballs chance in hell !!!
folks who are self centered, egotistical, pompous asses never learn. they re above all this.
Report Post »Justone View
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 10:34pmThe problem for Obama is that he is so narcissistic that he has no respect for anyone or anything other than himself. One day the world will see the great man he thinks he is.
Report Post »Dave_Best
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 10:33pmLet us not forget, that when FDR did not get his way, in 1937 he attempted to add justices to the supreme court that would favor his new deal. I would not be surprised if Obama tries something similar.
Report Post »TRONINTHEMORNING
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 10:32pmI’m not a fan of the Oval Office set; a bit over the top–but, whatever floats your boat, I guess.
Feelin’ pretty good about the SCOTUS/OBAMACARE decision. Hope I’m right.
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 10:32pmWith all due respect to Glenn, does he actually think that Obama gives a rat’s petoot what he says or does? The man (Obama) throws his family under the bus for his own ambition, why would he care what somebody he doesn’t know personally says or does? He is pure, striking, ambitious evil. Words of his detractors, even those trying to help, mean nothing to him.
Report Post »MrButcher
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 10:42pmIt’s building dramatic tension, Ghost.
Pressure. This is good social critique.
We all know what Obama is really like.
If the healthcare act is overturned, his reaction to it will speak volumes.
If it is anything like his reaction to Fast and Furious today, you can expect demagoguery, blame and odd actions.
Obama is in the corner. He’s about to punch himself out and not our republic.
Its a good fight!
Report Post »GhostOfJefferson
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 11:01pmQuite so MrButcher. I just long for the days when “drama” and emotions were not the ruling meme, but only a sideline. I wish for this to be overturned, done, and we move on. The game playing, on all sides, has grown wearisome to me.
And yet here I am participating. How absolutely pedestrian of me. :)
Report Post »needmoinfo
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 11:57pmNice to remember that once we had leaders with class, good manners, maturity and grace. Just let Obama be himself. There’s your transparency.
Report Post »Obama’s habit of lying and denying is scary. Hated to see him negotiating with Putin who does not suffer fools lightly. Obama is the greatest danger to planet earth that ever existed.
MrButcher
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 10:31pmWell said, Mr. Beck.
Report Post »Snowleopard {gallery of cat folks}
Posted on June 20, 2012 at 11:14pmTrue, and the matter is with Mr Obama I do not see him heeding such advice in the least; I expect him, based on past reactions and outrages when events turn against him, to assault verbally the SCOTUS, and possibly move to replace all justices who vote against him, declaring that they are working for the GOP and such.
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