Obama Warns ‘Unelected’ Supremes: Overturning My Law Would be ‘Judicial Activism’
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President Obama has waded into the legal battle surrounding his landmark health care law with a stern warning to the Supreme Court not to overturn it. Specifically, Obama argues that the Supreme Court deciding in such a way would be an “unprecedented” example of “judicial activism” undertaken by “unelected” judges. The relevant excerpts of the President’s speech, as reported by Reuters, are as follows:
“Ultimately, I am confident that the Supreme Court will not take what would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected Congress.”[...]
“And I’d just remind conservative commentators that, for years, what we have heard is, the biggest problem on the bench was judicial activism, or a lack of judicial restraint, that an unelected group of people would somehow overturn a duly constituted and passed law,” Obama said.
“Well, this is a good example, and I’m pretty confident that this court will recognize that and not take that step,” he said.
The remarks have prompted a flurry of speculation about how much of an effect, if any, the President‘s remarks will have on the Court’s eventual decision. The Drudge Report has openly speculated that President Obama knows something about the eventual outcome of the case, possibly through a leak from the high court itself. The Huffington Post, meanwhile, has drummed up the President’s confidence with the headline “It Will Stand.”
Here‘s the video of the President’s actual remarks:
How accurate is Obama’s charge of “judicial activism,” though? While it’s true that the Supreme Court has at times deferred to the will of Congress, or of state legislatures, a decision blocking laws that are passed by “strong majorities” is not so “unprecedented” as he might think. In fact, the Court struck down an act of Congress as recently as 1996 – specifically, the Line Item Veto Act, which passed the Senate by 69-29, and passed the House by unanimous consent. This is a much stronger majority than existed in the case of Obamacare, and ironically, the judges who struck the law down were (with the exception of Clarence Thomas) all from the liberal wing of the court. Another case where the Court struck down a law passed by the Federal Congress concerned the Religious Freedom Restoration Act.
In fact, very recently, the Court arguably took on both the President and the Congress in the case of Hamdan v. Rumsfeld, which not only ruled that the Bush administration could not try detainees under military commissions without express authorization from Congress, but explicitly set aside an existing act of Congress which arguably removed the Court’s jurisdiction over the case. Again, the majority in this case consisted of liberal justices, and Justice Anthony Kennedy.
So does Obama know something we don’t, or is the charge of judicial activism unwarranted? Weigh in below.
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Comments (691)
Rstryker27
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 8:47pmSo how many states has your administration sued in an effort to get a law overturned that their Democratically elected state Congress passed ? I lost count. Arizona , Alabama ….
Report Post »Gold Coin & Economic News
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 8:55pmDoes this socialist dictator in waiting even have a clue as to why we HAVE a Supreme Court? They are there Comrade Obama to stop leaders (and I use that term “leaders” very lightly) like you from dictating law which is exactly what you did in this case. You, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid colluded to rape the private sector and take over health care when 60% of Americans don’t want your intervention in the matter.
No Barry, you can just friggin show up on the scene and do what you damn well please, it doesn’t work like that in this country, although you are trying to change it.
Hopefully, you and your ilk will be thrown out in November in the biggest landslide since that waste of a President, Jimmy Carter. If you don’t get the boot in November, history will remember you as we remember Stalin and Mao, nothing but dictators who thought they could control the spirit of their own countrymen. Shame on you Barry! You are becoming a scary monster.
Report Post »Baddoggy
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 9:01pmI live in Texas. I hope we seceed Put up a border and kick all Federal Government workers out of our State. If they announced it tommorrow I would be on the front lines to fight.
This man is Hitler incarnate. He needs to be tried for treason on the open mike statement he made to Russia. Why hasnt someone in the military arrested him? I guess we will be in re education camps before we wake up…
Report Post »black9897
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 9:04pmSigh. Please BO, just stop. I think you know exactly what you’re doing, but sometimes I think you’re just stupid. How would you like it if I came to your home, held a gun to your head and made you buy watches I was selling? Maybe you believe offering a service/product at the barrel of a gun is okay, I certainly do NOT!
Report Post »sawbuck
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 9:12pmUmm EXCUSE ME MR. PRESIDENT.
isn’t THAT The Supreme Courts Job..???
To decide what is Constitutional or Un-Constitutional
Don’t ..“THEY” have the final say on this matter..?
IF not …
WHY… do we call them …SUPREME…….??????
Report Post »lawrench
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 9:20pmWhat surprises me the most is that he is supposed to have a Law Degree from Harvard in Constitutional Law. Yet this man does not understand the Constitution after studying it for at least a few years.
Report Post »endgamer
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 9:49pmObama threatens the Supreme court! My law?? Really?? If it‘s unconstitutional and it’s your law, and you swore in front of God to uphold the constitution then what you have done Mr. President is treason!
Report Post »UnreconstructedLibertarian
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 9:50pmBaddoggy,
While waiting in line to vote in the past primary, I was asked rather loudly who I supported. I replied, “If the ballot had a button for secession, I’d be for that. ”
The whole crowd erupted in a cheer – Republicans and Democrats alike. I didn’t expect that kind of response. While I was exclaming in jest, I thought I would never get back out of there due to people wanting to discuss how we’d be better off working on our own issues “closer to home”. This was in Tennessee.
All I have to say to Texans is, if you do exert your Constitutional right – you might find some familiar company. The outrage against DC is really bigger than I thought and may be crossing some party lines outside the inner-city limits.
Report Post »robert
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 9:57pmAll these statements are serious veiled threats. If his Obamacare is shot down will he resort to force?
That might sound extreme, but keep in mind this is the same guy who has supported the radicaliasm of Rev. Wright, Black Liberation Theology and Critical Race theory. Too, he announced that he would institute a “civilian defense” force that would be as strong, as well-funded and powerful as the US military.
He supported Harvard’s Henry Gates against a legitimate police arrest simply because he was black. He announced his support for Trayvon Martin who was what is now revealed as a black thug and burglar, along with other criminal pursuits.
He spent twenty years in the church of a racist, hate-mongering preacher with a like-minded congregation. Almost his entire adult life he has been a community organizer consumed with one goal, which is to advance the black populaton and black causes by any means necessary.
I’m warning people now who have the ears to hear. This man is extremely dangerous to the country. If he sees his health bill destroyed before his eyes I’m betting it will unhinge him to the point of going into a severe ballistic mode wherein he would be capable of causing chaos on a grand scale.
No health care bill, little chance of re-election…all spell mental meltdown for this extreme man who has held extremist ideas all his life. BEWARE!
Report Post »txwheels
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 10:22pmBeing from Texas, I‘ll second BADDOGGY’s comment and gladly stanf beside him at our border!
Report Post »Delta D-5-3
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 10:25pmSorry people, DICTATOR just doesn’t cover this POTUS. Thank god he’s going to get voted out in November. IT CAN’T COME SOON EHOUGH!!!!!!!
Report Post »AMERICA4EVER
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 10:26pmWhat an arrogant piece he is.
Report Post »hereandnow
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 10:31pmThis is why there are “3” branches of government… GAME ON!!!
Report Post »ambrosia
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 10:38pmObama, Pelosi & his Shifty Gang bribed & intimidated their own Democrats
to pass his faulty health care bill
and he wants to lecture about “activism”?
Don’t forget all the emails & info, Kagan sent back & forth to the White House,
before he got her on the Supreme Court-
she should have recused herself…that is the epitome of “judicial activism”.
When it falls, in his favor, this Bozo doesn’t seem to mind one bit.
No matter how bad & illegal it is, Obamacare is the only skin, he has in the game.
He has done NOTHING else-
people who marvel at his “Greatness”,
can’t name ONE positive thing, their lardazz has done.
Not if, but when, Obamcare goes down-
the Emperor will truly be ruling impotent & naked.
He lectures & apologizes-
that is his forte’.
He’s a manipulative, manical S.O.B.-
playing the OWS & Racist activism card, to cover up his faux pas.
America needs to focus on energy, jobs & security-
three things administration doesn’t want to deal with.
It should SCARE the country & the world,
Report Post »to know that this little monster thinks he’s entitled to four more years
of damning & damaging America !
Tallaron
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 10:50pmThis is what I hate…the Supreme Court decision is going to take to long to make and you can bet Obama is getting insider information from his plants and has time to persuade or buy votes.
Report Post »MAMMY_NUNN
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 11:20pmSimple solution to Obamacare “I WILL NOT COMPLY”
Report Post »MCDAVE
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 11:46pm@baddoggy I Live in North Carolina and would hate to see this great nation divided because of one bad president,.But if Texas leaves i hope the whole south and mid west goes with it
Report Post »MCDAVE
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 11:51pmTo the supreme court….Stand your ground and support the people..Obama care will tear our nation apart..
Report Post »A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 11:52pm“… a decision blocking laws that are passed by “strong majorities” is not so “unprecedented” as he might think.”
It doesn’t matter how precedented are such decisions. Obamacare is unconstitutional on its face.
See here.
Federalist Papers #78
http://constitution.org/fed/federa78.htm
“The interpretation of the laws is the proper and peculiar province of the courts. A constitution is, in fact, and must be regarded by the judges, as a fundamental law. It therefore belongs to them to ascertain its meaning, as well as the meaning of any particular act proceeding from the legislative body. If there should happen to be an irreconcilable variance between the two, that which has the superior obligation and validity ought, of course, to be preferred; or, in other words, the Constitution ought to be preferred to the statute, the intention of the people to the intention of their agents.
“Nor does this conclusion by any means suppose a superiority of the judicial to the legislative power. It only supposes that the power of the people is superior to both; and that where the will of the legislature, declared in its statutes, stands in opposition to that of the people, declared in the Constitution, the judges ought to be governed by the latter rather than the former. They ought to regulate their decisions by the fundamental laws, rather than by those which are not fundamental.”
Report Post »JJ Coolay
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 12:07amTXWHEELS… HERE HERE!!! :)
As for Obama… this guy doesn’t seem to realize there are 3!!! Branches of government. Not one. It’s called Checks & Balances, Mr President. But you already know that don’t you, professor???
Report Post »A Doctors Labor Is Not My Right
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 12:11amAlso, see here.
Federalist Papers #78
http://constitution.org/fed/federa78.htm
“There is no position which depends on clearer principles, than that every act of a delegated authority, contrary to the tenor of the commission under which it is exercised, is void. No legislative act, therefore, contrary to the Constitution, can be valid. To deny this, would be to affirm, that the deputy is greater than his principal; that the servant is above his master; that the representatives of the people are superior to the people themselves; that men acting by virtue of powers, may do not only what their powers do not authorize, but what they forbid.”
And here.
Federalist Papers #83
http://www.constitution.org/fed/federa83.htm
“The rules of legal interpretation are rules of common sense, adopted by the courts in the construction of the laws. The true test, therefore, of a just application of them is its conformity to the source from which they are derived.”
Report Post »ConstLaw
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 12:15amObama needs to find himself a good lawyer and sue Harvard Law School for screwing him on his legal education.
Report Post »AmericanFightingMan1
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 12:16amObuma knows exactly what he is doing. He was a law professor. Not a smart one. Passable. But the game he is playing now is politics, and he is manipulating public sentiment. In the process, by undermining the legal process this nation has in place (judicial review), he is cheapening the legal foundation of this nation.
It is his intent.
This is a man intent on bringing this nation down. The white man’s laws must go. Instead, a zulu warrior will rule. That is BHO’s vision. He is a clown, but I hope he takes the facade off so we can all can see it clearly. Blacks in particular need to see it. They need to see the evil manipulators of their race.
And then we can get back to the business of making this a nation of laws, with blind justice, for all. No benefits based on race. No double or triple standards. One legal standard for all.
Once that is understood, the Sharpton’s, the Jackson’s, the Jone’s, the Spike Lee’s fade away into irrelevance. And finally we can get back on track.
Detroit paperboy
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 12:30amThes supreme court judges are overpaid underworked government employees… Remember, they also ruled McCain / Fiengold constitutional………..,,so it wouldn’t surprise me a bit !!!
Report Post »Marci
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 12:31amDemocratically elected seems to be the code word for the actual phrase—”we either duped you or cheated your vote, we are in, so now that we are here, we do as we wish.“ As for calling the SCOTUS an ”unelected” group of people, he is not only issuing a veiled threat, he is trying to wage a poliitcal war against them. Even the left leaning judges are having a problem with the individual mandate. And yes, Obama, without that mandate you cannot steal from those you demand by law pay to fund for those you gave waivers to. Also, he keeps equating pre-existing conditions with the individual mandate. Total b.s.
Report Post »Furthermore, what do you all think of his conference with the leaders of Canada and Mexico? I feel a North American Union coming on quicker than we thought.
TomFerrari
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 12:42amDer fuhrer is upset he only got to appoint one third of the judges himself.
Report Post »Waa waa waa
Now, he says they, as appointed judges, should not have the power to override Congress?
Excuse me, mr. Constitution professor… Did you forget that we have a government which has THREE equal branches ? No one above another?
Perhaps you would be happier if we just eliminated the SCOTUS?
You’ve already proven congress irrelevant with your illegal war in Libya, and your weekend (“recess”) appointments, so you’ve eliminated congress. Now you want to eliminate SCOTUS too?
Hmm… That only leaves one branch… the executive branch. And who is that?
Dde13
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 12:44amThis guy is a constitutional lawyer? Had to be last in his class…
Report Post »MS-GlenNBC
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 12:57amHow many senators were not elected?
If their votes did not count the Senate would not have had 60 votes…
Obama lies and America Dies TM
Don’t get me wrong.. Snow and Collins from Maine would have gone along if they needed another two.
Report Post »TH30PH1LUS
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 1:54amObama said: “…the biggest problem on the bench was judicial activism…”
HYPOCRITE! You appointed Sonia Sotomayor (activist judge) to one of the MOST powerful positions in America!
She said: “I would hope that a wise Latina woman with the richness of her experiences would more often than not reach a better conclusion than a white male who hasn’t lived that life,”
She ALSO said that a “court of appeals is where policy is made.” She then immediately adds: “And I know — I know this is on tape, and I should never say that because we don’t make law. I know. O.K. I know. I’m not promoting it. I’m not advocating it. I’m — you know.”
Mr. President YOU created this mess, and now when EVEN THE LOONIEST socialist activist judges you could possibly dredge up are balking at your strident nullification of the Constitution – you decide to issue your warning shot.
Your hubris knows no bounds.
Report Post »Anamah
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 2:48amThis Bill Law was passed in Congress by dirty tactics to push lying, menacing and over pushing Congressmen and women as a cover up of this monstrosity. Hard to believe Democrat Pelossi and Reed would be so dishonest, as Omama, planned to destroy our excellent health system, choosing this complete prefabrication to take over not only the American Health Care System but the entire country. A fascist plan to grab power and control us in total disregard of our health, honor and freedom. Democrats have betrayed America and all of us. I hope the Court Justices will be decent and will reject the entire thing, to allow the private enterprises, the free market play his role. If not that will be the end of our liberty and greatness.
Report Post »phil1765
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 4:50amThat bill wasn’t passed overwhelmingly you arrogant piece of $@#%, it wasn‘t even read because you sent out orders through your lackeys that there would be serious concequences if it didn’t get passed in the dead of night by a bunch of idiots that never even read it, and it came awfully damn close to not passing the senate which caused them to have to use a little used tactic to get it through. Besides the piece of crap being totally unconstitutional you lied about the cost to get it passed and it will be the demise of this country if it actually gets fully enacted. Of course you know all of this already don’t you? Can’t fundementally change anything with that pesky constitution in the way can you?
Report Post »HKS
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 7:55amIf the supreme court doesn’t do as da Fuhrer says, I would suspect they will be in for some official personal problems.
Report Post »johnjamison
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 8:03amIsn’t stopping law makers from creating Unconstitutional legislation the WHOLE POINT OF HAVING A SUPREME COURT. YOU KNOW THAT PESKY CHECKS AND BALALNCE THING
Report Post »Armed Patriot
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 8:05amIf nobamacare stands, the USA will fall.
Report Post »johnjamison
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 8:10amgold coin wrote,You, Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid colluded to rape the private sector and take over health care when 60% of Americans don’t want your intervention in the matter.
Report Post »Even if 60% wanted Obamacare it doesn’t make it Constitutional. 60% could just as easy want all blacks sent back to Africa however the constitution give people rights. That‘s why we live in REPUBLIC where simple majority rules can’t pass Unconstitutional legislation. To protect the minority as well as the majority the establishment of inalienable rights .
Liberal_Teacher
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 8:16amObama is right. If the Supreme court overturns this law it will be a textbook case of judicial activism. This situation presents one of those interesting cases where the hypocrisy of both sides comes into focus: Obama has been happy to support judicial activism that overturns laws he opposes. On the other hand, the right has been decrying judicial activism for years, but now there’s broad conservative support for it in this case (even though the individual mandate was originally a conservative idea!)
Obama knows that the arguments at the Supreme Court went poorly for his lawyers and I imagine this is an attempt to appeal to Chief Justice Roberts and Justice Kennedy. Roberts is likely concerned about the long-term stability of the court and might be susceptible to this argument because he does not want to set such a bold precedent so early in his tenure and at a time of serious political antagonism. Kennedy might be persuaded on the grounds that he should not support hypocrisy from Scalia, Alito, and Thomas.
There’s a chance it will backfire, however. Obama‘s unprecedented direct attack on the court’s ruling in Citizens United infuriated Roberts and this appeal might do the same. Obama is playing a desperate game in the wake of his side’s weak showing last week. This Hail Mary pass demonstrates how worried his administration is about the court’s eventual ruling.
Report Post »Bum thrower
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 9:17amIt‘s only ’judicial activism‘ when the ’progressive, leftist, socialist, communist’ laws are over turned.
Report Post »AzCowboy
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 9:23amPlease people. Don’t Renig on your principals. No Obama 2012
Report Post »mikem1969
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 9:28amIt’s funny, when judicial activism works for the left you jump up and down for joy, but when it works against you you threaten or ‘warn’ people. Look you two faced piece of communist crap, the HC law will be undone, and you will not be re-elected.
Report Post »old white guy
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 9:46amawwww, too freakin bad. the unconstitutional president thinks his unconstitutional laws should stand. the man is a joke.
Report Post »In a Bunker
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 10:13amThis sham of a “law” which is unconstitutional, was only passed in Congress by what, 4 votes? Is that a mandate? Then we had the corn husker kickback and reconciliation to ram it through by 1 or 2 votes. It should have never been passed in the first place and the American people never wanted it.
Report Post »ishka4me
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 10:20amMy take, Kagan gave the thumbs down to her old boss and now Obama is on a campaign of threatening the Supreme Court
Report Post »yiska8
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 10:32am@BadDoggy
Report Post »Here, here!!!
This Harvard educated Kenyan only knows the strong arm tactics, “The Chicage Way. ” This is just another soft threat and this time he’s doing it against the Supreme Court. He got robbed on that Ivy League education. Constitutional Law scholar? We never did see those grades. He’ll get his way. I don’t know how SCOTUS will rule against the states, but Red Barry will manage to have his way and still remain unimpeached. If only we had a General Patton or Eisenhower around to arrest this repulsive, pinko President.
Ruler4You
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 11:16amHere’s the pot calling the kettle black.
This “IS” mindless redirection of the issue. He ‘ordained’ two of these so called ‘justices’ himself. One isn‘t even a ’justice.’
These are no more than games. Political theater. Obango drama. Manufactured disinformation. He has nothing else to do because he has backed out of his agenda due to the “election year” ‘sensitivity’ of the electorate.
This P O S law “IS” unconstitutional on its face. The ONLY real affect of keeping this law “IS” the affect it will have on destroying the constitution. Which was the goal from the outset of his candidacy.
You don’t have to be a savant to divine that truth from his actions.
The SCOTUS holds America, literally, in the grasp of this one decision. If they uphold it, history will record the SCOTUS as the final blow to justice, contrary to it’s own “name”, and liberty in the last free nation on earth.
Report Post »AvengerK
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 11:23amNovember can’t come soon enough. Obama is an insult to the country. He’s infested the SCOTUS with his operatives,Elena Kagan – his legal counsel on Obamacare- is one of the judges deciding this case and he’s actually trying to sell “activism”? Obama is an utter creep.
Report Post »Michael61
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 12:13pm“A nation can survive its fools, and even the ambitious. But it cannot survive treason from within. An enemy at the gates is less formidable, for he is known and carries his banner openly. But the traitor moves amongst those within the gate freely, his sly whispers rustling through all the alleys, heard in the very halls of government itself. For the traitor appears not a traitor; he speaks in accents familiar to his victims, and he wears their face and their arguments, he appeals to the baseness that lies deep in the hearts of all men. He rots the soul of a nation, he works secretly and unknown in the night to undermine the pillars of the city, he infects the body politic so that it can no longer resist. A murderer is less to fear. The traitor is the plague.” – Marcus Tullius Cicero
Report Post »Michael61
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 12:14pm“Patriotism is supporting your country all the time and the government when it deserves it”. – Mark Twain
“The spirit of democracy cannot be imposed from without. It has to come from within”. – Mohandas K. Gandhi
“The only maxim of a free government ought to be to trust no man living with power to endanger the public liberty”. – John Adams, 2nd US President
“It would indeed be ironic if, in the name of national defence, we would sanction the subversion of one of those liberties which make the defence of our nation worthwhile”. – Earl Warren
“The things that will destroy America are prosperity at any price, peace at any price, safety first instead of duty first, and love of soft living and the get-rich-quick theory of life”. – Theodore Roosevelt
“If we make peaceful revolution impossible, we make violent revolution inevitable”. – John F. Kennedy
ACLUHater
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 12:19pmDumbo with ears is nervous. He doesn’t take defeat too well. After November, we are doomed. Another 4 years of this illegal punk and America will never be the same. The Planet of the Apes movie series will come to fruition.
Report Post »grassroots
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 2:22pmUniversal Health Care is unconstitutional And the Supreme Court Justices are to uphold the Constitution of the United States of America. This is Obama’s last chance to Bankrupt our Country.
Report Post »People need to go in and read the Health Care Law. IRS over sees payments of HealthCare. Your wages will be garnished and they will hold your refund check if you do not pay this cost. There are different charges for each child on this plan. Younger children you pay $100 per month per child, teenagers $150 per teenager per month, Adults $200 per person a month They will set up a committee and they will either deny or accept your treatments for all kinds of procedures. There is so much more you need to read the Bill. You will be shocked!
Leopold
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 3:02pmHeil Hitler!
Report Post »Teaparty-grammy
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 3:16pmYes, and while this unprincipled POSER was wrapping himself in the Constitution and prattling on about how this monstrosity was enacted by our “elected representatives”, he forgot to mention that it was enacted in the dead of night, on weekends, and completely behind closed doors, by fools who did not even know what kind of subversive crap was loaded into it, because they had not read it–then crammed down the throats of the American people, a full 74% of whom were OPPOSED to the bill. So he does not need to give himself airs about “protecting” the rights of the people, which he has done nothing but TRAMPLE since he has been in office. What a lying POS — he could not tell the truth if his life depended on it.
Funny how “judicial activism” does not bother the liberals at all, as long as they are ruling in their favor. It only becomes “judicial activism” to a liberal when the ruling goes again them. Double standard, like everything else the lying Progressives/Democrats do.
Report Post »spktruth200
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 3:36pmHey Stryker: The Supremes will uphold the Affordable Health Care law, because it keeps the FOR profit robberbarrons in place. They know if this radical, corporate owned Court overturns this law, then every state will go to a single payer health care SYSTEM. It costs everyone of us who has one of these for profit health care plans DOUBLE what its costs in every civilized, industrialized nation in the world and those countries have better health care outcomes. The US for profit system was designed byRichard Nixon and was never to provide even basic care, while the for profit CEOS with their million $ salaries, the shareholders and advertising budgets consume 45cents out of every health care dollar. We are going to a single payer system because its affordable, efficient,and covers every citizen. There is enough money in the pipeline to cover not only medical, but dental, vision, long term care, prisoners, aids you name. Our state did an indepedent study and the end result was single payer was the best plan and would save the state conservatively 4million the first year. So the
Report Post »supremes with their right wing Koch Bros talking points in the end will approve it, cuz they know if they dont these corporate for profits companies will go the way of th Whigs
SPKnarr
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 3:55pmCan he not shut up?????
Report Post »Toodumtu
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 5:59pmMakes one wonder if the court was stacked for the libotard side, if Obama bin Lyin would think the same way??
Report Post »George2
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 7:06pmDr. Vaknin has written extensively about narcissism.
Dr. Vaknin States “I must confess I was impressed by Obama from the first time I saw him. At first I was excited to see a black candidate. He looked youthful, spoke well, appeared to be confident — a wholesome presidential package. I was put off soon, not just because of his shallowness but also because there was an air of haughtiness in his demeanor that was unsettling.. His posture and his body language were louder than his empty words. Obama’s speeches are unlike any political speech we have heard in American history. Never a politician in this land had such quasi “religious” impact on so many people.
The fact that Obama is a total incognito with Zero accomplishment, makes this inexplicable infatuation alarming. Obama is not an ordinary man. He is not a genius. In fact he is quite ignorant on most important subjects.”
Dr. Sam Vaknin, the author of the Malignant Self Love believes “Barack Obama appears to be a narcissist.” Vaknin is a world authority on narcissism. He understands narcissism and describes the inner mind of a narcissist like no other person. When he talks about narcissism everyone listens. Vaknin says that Obama’s language, posture and demeanor, and the testimonies of his closest, dearest friends suggest that the man is either a narcissist or he may have narcissistic personality disorder (NPD).
Narcissists project a grandiose but false image of themselves. Jim Jones, the charismatic lea
Report Post »JohnnyDollah
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 8:36pmNO ROBERT – you are in no way sounding extreme- check out page 1004, of the original Obamacare bill- he is on the verge of making us all slaves, , , they took out the page when everyone jumped at the idea of being microchipped, but he and his ilk can put it back in at anytime, thats the plan- wake up people
Report Post »Therese
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 8:47pmFYI.. In my State, Missouri you can Start Voting 42 Days BEFORE the Nov. 6 Election. VOTE ABSENTEE if you can not vote on Nov. 6 Please don’t try to convince yourselves that your too busy on Election Day. VOTE The Radical out of Office. God Bless
Report Post »dadsrootbeer
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 9:31pmA great, great point that won’t be heard or brought up on any of the drive by media outlets
Report Post »Grey Eagle
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 10:39pmI doubt the sorry jerk even knows.
Report Post »thepatriotdave
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 11:04pmSo what’s next message sent by Obama… each of the SCOTUS Judges wake up in the morning with a Bloody Horses head under the sheets with them?
Report Post »thepatriotdave
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 11:09pmblack9897
Report Post »Posted on April 2, 2012 at 9:04pm
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BINGO!
Maybe it’s time the tables were turned and Obama has a cold steel barrel held to his head as a threat.
: -)
marhee9
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 11:10pmEvery time I think this guy can’t surprise me……he comes out with a whopper even bigger than the day before. This is the same joker who goes around lecturing us that he was Mr. Constitutional Lawyer. Say what? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qW9-6m6dKZw
Report Post »ashestoashes
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 11:21pm@BAD DOGGY Wouldn’t you have to be citizen of a country that you were tried for treason in?
Report Post »Okie from Muskogee
Posted on April 4, 2012 at 12:08amBad BO’s “warning” was not a warning at all but simply a rally cry to his base, Progressives. It’s an election year and his Progressive base has been disappointed, in their view, of his lack of pushing the Progressive agenda even further down the throats of Americans. They see bad BO as too passive and timid and was expecting more of an FDR. In order to be the image they want, he issued this so called “warning” so as to seem more forceful and to excite them so if the ruling is overturned they will not blame him for being a sissy progressive but will blame and targets the courts and to try and erode the few balances of powers we still have left.
His citing of Lochner v New York, wrongfully cited I might add, is quite clear this rally cry was meant for the ears of Progressives, the very core of Lochner v New York case.
Hope you all are well…
@okiemuskogee33
Report Post »DonnaS
Posted on April 4, 2012 at 3:04pmI’m so sick of Obummer and his bullying!
Report Post »pinkruby
Posted on April 4, 2012 at 3:56pmWhen Obama doesn’t get his way he always cries “RACISM” He is Connected to head leader Shabazz of the Black Panthers. Anti- White Activism Movement. Now you tell me who is the Racism who is showing bigotry Obama? What are your plans for the American people if you are not re- elected? Are you going to call Literal Martial Law? You have already destroyed America do the right thing and leave the White House !!!! You are a EVIL man you can see it in your eyes !!!! But then again you do not want to do the right thing by the America people.
Report Post »solabola71
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 8:47pmHummm and how many other things has this sorry excuse for a president lied about? I don’t believe a word this man says.
Report Post »CatB
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 9:46pmJust the sound of his robotic voice makes me want to hurl!
Report Post »lukerw
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 10:41pmHe and the VP… seem Insane… but the Cabinet and the Senate are willing to follow them to the Guillotine!
Report Post »BlenGeck
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 11:28pmDidn’t Hitler start this way?
Report Post »BV FROM TX
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 5:13amAny time his lips are moving.
Report Post »yiska8
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 11:54amLike Mike Savage’s book warns, “Trickle Down Tyranny.” This is tyranny implemented slowly and relentlessly that libs have plotted since 1914. Barry is a schill for them. The Republican establishment wants Obama in power. That is why Romney will be the nominee. The RINOS will do fine with either in the WH. This SCOTUS ruling won’t come down until June and they will try and make everyone happy. Justice is gone. The Consitution will remain behind glass and will be just a piece of paper. An old symbol of days gone by. States’ leaders need to quietly talk and peacefully inquire about laws regarding secession. I truly do not think that SCOTUS will stand up to this tyrant and stand up for the Constitution. We are FUBAR.
Report Post »Teaparty-grammy
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 3:48pmIf the courts want to declare something “unConstitutional”, they should declare the Democratic Party unconstitutional, because they have willingly gone along with this LYING POS POTUS in his attempts to dismantle the Constitution, destroy and “fundamentally change” this country into another Russia, Cuba, etc. The Democratic party has shown themselves to be the enemy of this country, of freedom, and the enemy of the people. NOBODY should ever vote for ANY worthless POSER who calls himself a DEMOCRAT, because they are anything but “democratic”. The Republicans are not a lot better, ethically speaking than the worthless Democrats, but at least they are not trying to destroy the country and turn us into “The People’s Republic of America”.
Report Post »Freedomrules
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 8:47pmI don’t believe Obama knows anything (or fears they will rule against him). I just think he is making this statement like this as a ‘warning’ against the justices that if they do overturn it, he will scream ‘activism’ and try to turn the nation against them and justify some ‘action’ against them like trying to remove them from the bench.
Report Post »oldguy49
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 8:48pmchicago bully polotics…..same THING HE DID WITH THE BANKS AND OTHERS…….HOPE WE STILL HAVE SOME PEOPLE IN THIS COUNTRY WITH BALLS
Report Post »randy
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 8:59pmI think the Commie Judges on the supreme court leaked information to Obama that it will be struck down and this is his Obamas Hugo Chaves Moment, where he is warning the conservative judges to change their vote.
“judicial activism”??? Give me a F@#$ing break OBAMA you POS!
Report Post »seeker9
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 10:11pmThe left is rather fond of boycots. That #@*# Constitution in the way again!
Report Post »Teaparty-grammy
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 3:59pmIt wouldn’t surprise me if he did not try something like that, since he seems to think his every whim should be the law of the land–no matter HOW Unamerican, anti-freedom, etc. But the Justices are “appointed for life” PRECISELY so that sme POS like ODUMBER cannot use political pressure to sway their decisions, and I don’t think the SCOTUS justices would go quietly into retirement, if he tried that. At least we can certainly pray that is the case.
Since our gutless Congress has chosen to cede their powers to the executive branch and allow this POS to do whatever he wants, no matter HOW unconstitutional, our liberties and the life of our Republic are currently in the hands of those nine justices — or at least the six this POS of a POTUS did NOT appoint. I don’t think we can trust his appointees to do the right thing–look how Elena Kagan refused to recuse herself, even though she was intimately involved in writing this monstrosity of a law they are now attempting to overturn.
Report Post »GravityGuy
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 8:46pmI’m amazed at how little this President appears to know about the concept of “seperate but equal” branches of government. The Supreme Court’s primary function is to do exactly what he is councilling against… keep Congress from overstepping their Constitutional authority. What an inept fool we have for President.
Report Post »oldguy49
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 8:51pmi am gonna make you an offer you can’t refuse
Report Post »Wilma
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 9:11pmI am amazed that you think he doesn’t know what he is doing. He knows exactly what he is saying and doing. It‘s his base that doesn’t have a clue.
Report Post »stinkybisquit
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 9:23pmThey‘re finally doing what they’re supposed to do (using Constitutional Law, not case law); and what they’re doing is NOT Judicial Activism, nor is it unprecedented, by a long shot: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marbury_v._Madison
Report Post »Cruelnunusual
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 8:46pmIdiot. It’s not judicial activism when a court strikes down a law that is unconstitutional. And doesn’t this guy have access to a calculator? We can’t afford it.
Report Post »teahugger
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 9:33pmSo true! And no one is picking up on it.
Report Post »C. Schwehr
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 10:15pmSilly, he KNOWS it’s UnConstitutional, and he KNOWS it will break the bank! WHY DO YOU THINK HE DID IT??????????
Report Post »cracker_
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 8:45pmDon’t hate the playa, hate the game biotch.
Report Post »HKS
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 8:44pmI wonder which Justice was made an offer they couldn’t refuse. I guess we’ll know when the vote come out.
Report Post »Bananacaster
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 8:43pmAnother example of the outrageous hypocrisy of this man and his administration. You could almost laugh if he wasn’t so dangerous.
Report Post »Darmok and Jalad at Tanagra
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 8:43pmLucy, you got some splaining to do. Do you think Sotomayer or Kagen called him? I bet you a soda, heck make it two.
Report Post »Shasta
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 10:00pmHe is not supposed to know the verdict before we do. And of course Kegan is reporting to the emperor. Just like she was was supposed to be impartial once appointed to the SCOTUS, yet she was correcting the Solicitor General words as he was speaking and finishing his sentences for him. This will be very interesting, if nothing else.
Report Post »babylonvi
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 10:09pmShe should be impeached for not recusing herself for OBVIOUS conflict of interest, hell she helped write the government’s position.
Report Post »welovetheUSA
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 8:42pmHail Fuher……….72 unfunded trillion dollars..Obamacare. Get this arrogrant turd out of our White House.
Report Post »Zoe
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 9:19pmGET out of TOWN before SUNDOWN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Report Post »possom
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 8:40pmLet’s see if the supreme court has teeth!
Report Post »13th Imam
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 8:46pmLet’s see if the Foggy Four can READ the UNITED STATES CONSTITUTION
Report Post »mildot rider
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 8:40pmThe ANTI-CHRIST has spoken ! Let it be so. HE will decide. The filthy commie dictator from kenya might do well to consider the red states if he plans on much more of this Narcissistic gibberish.
Report Post »beatobama
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 8:40pmI believe the Supreme Court voted last Friday. NoBama must have received a leak that things did not go well. If they had gone his way he would have remained mum. But because he has come out so strongly, even referring to the Court as “unelected” individuals, he must be trying to get someone to change his vote or face his wrath.
Report Post »Plus, this is just what his base wants to hear. Stand by. If there is more of this from him it will show further acts of desperation.
I only hope I am right.
yougottabekidding
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 8:48pmSo you think maybe the one that worked on this bill and should have recused herself might have been the first ever leak in the decision of the court?
Report Post »No say it isn’t so.
Don’t forget the dictator has spoken!!!!!!!!
bbhatbb
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 8:40pmSo according to Obama the Judicial branch should obey him & screw the “checks & balance of power”. The arrogance is just spewing from this admin! This isn’t a president, this is a dictator & a threatnor & chief!
Report Post »HorseCrazy
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 8:44pmdictator. he had the audacity to berate the supreme court of the united states of america in a press conference with the presidents of mexico and canada. it is awful. I was blown away the dictator has to go. nobama
Report Post »Tresse
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 10:09pmHorsecrazy, let’s not forget about how he belittled the Supreme Court at his state of the union address.
Report Post »HorseCrazy
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 8:40pmof all the arrogant idiotic things this man has ever said these comments today blew me away. I cannot believe it who does this? as a constitutional law professor has he know respect for the highest court in the land? oh no he doesn’t because he HATES this country of ours. this needs to open up the eyes of the liberals it is screaming DICTATOR. hellow aclu? anybody? do you not see your freedoms slipping away? indefinate detention anyone?
Report Post »NHwinter
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 8:39pmAre his comments a subtle threat to the Supreme Court?
Report Post »scuba13
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 9:42pmFDR threatened the Supreme Court back in the 30s too, and they caved in to him .
Report Post »NHwinter
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 9:56pmscuba13 – what a tragedy if they cave. We will have no checks and balance and a dictatorship follows.
Report Post »HorseCrazy
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 9:56pmscuba I didn’t know that thanks for the info. scary times they better not cave
Report Post »4truth2all
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 10:40pmNothing subtle about it. A man with his deluted ego will not take that lightly. He even refered to them as “unelected”. This man is very cunning, and if he did get leaked to it was a warning to those not on his side.
Another point: in the video when speaking about American exceptionalism … he refered to himself as an example of it … more bs from ob
Report Post »Mess23
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 8:39pmThink about it, he is ultimately at war with America.
Wake up people…
Report Post »Tigress1
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 9:20amBingo. He is at war with anybody that disagrees with His Royal Highness.
Report Post »jmgair
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 8:39pmOnce again he lies at least three times in one sentence yet the MSM is silent ? Unprecedented, not hardly. Strong majority vote from Congress, not hardly either. Unelected officials, two whom were appointed by himself and one of them should not even be involved in this process since Kagan helped draft the argument in favor of it as the solicitor general who was unelected as well.
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 8:39pmBet he is not nice to them again at the next State Of The Union speech.
Report Post »kmbr
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 8:55pmAnd the next…and the next..and the next… (shudder)
Report Post »TJexcite
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 9:03pmLets hope he never has to do any more State of the Union addresses ever again.
Report Post »RJJinGadsden
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 10:05pmI was joking, but I certainly hope the next State Of The Union Address is given by anybody but 0bama….or Biden.
Report Post »Teaparty-grammy
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 4:17pmWe can only pray this lying POS has made his LAST “State of the Union” speech. The last one was nothing but a pack of lies–don’t think any future ones would be any different.
Report Post »possom
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 8:39pmThis is where we find out if the supreme court has teeth or will role over like a scolded puppy! If they role over than they can no longer be trusted and need to go!
Report Post »BeingThere
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 8:38pmI guess he got a report from one or both of the androgynous blobs he appointed to the supreme court and it’s not good … for him!!! Thank God! Strike it down!!!!
Report Post »THEBAT
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 8:37pmThis is the true DICTATOR talkin now! he is outting himself and this more of a threat to the Justices that they better not vote it down or ill punish you and bypass you after i steal the election.AMERICA NEEDS TO WAKE UP!
Report Post »Dougral Supports Israel
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 8:36pmI got a huge laugh out of that, judicial activism, ha, why did he put Sotomayor and Kagan on the Court if it wasn’t to further his idea of judicial activism? Obama just can’t take it when the shoe is on the other foot.
Report Post »HorseCrazy
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 8:42pmhave you heard how absolutely ignorant kagan is on the court bench? soto a tleast tried to give it a go and sounds educated and qualified but kagan? she isn’t qualified to teach 1st grade the woman is a fool. her sound bites should embarrass every american.
Report Post »copatriots
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 9:00pmMy laugh was this gem….
“overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected Congress.”
Does “strong majority” include bribes, backroom arm-twisting, threats and pure ignorance for 245-189 on a Dem-controlled Congress? Let me not forget to give a shout out and “gee thanks” to Stupak for his part in this mess passing.
Report Post »Link8on
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 9:59pmHis Owegenda has no Truth.
Report Post »Gold
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 8:36pmDoes this man know where, exactly, the line is?
http://www.carolegold.com/2012/04/02/obama-supremes/
Report Post »FSM_47
Posted on April 2, 2012 at 8:34pmHowever a Socialist 5-4 vote from the SCOTUS would be OK??
Report Post »Dr. Frank Lippenheimer
Posted on April 3, 2012 at 9:59amCorrect. If they rule IN his favor they are merely “judicial”; but if they rule against him they are (bad, bad, bad) “judicial activists”. Perhaps you are not liberal enough to see the perfect sense of it.
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