Well, there he goes again.
Today President Obama belittled a co-equal branch of government. He couched his argument from the view point
of conservatives that have criticized the practice of laws being made from the
bench rather than the legislature. This
was obviously an extremely feeble attempt to elicit support from the
right. Don't hold your breath Mr.
President.
He opined that he doesn't believe an unelected body, such as
the Supreme Court should overturn a law that was overwhelmingly passed by
Congress in regards to health care.
It seems the Commissar fears the intervention of another
co-equal branch of government is unnecessary.
On the contrary, whether anyone likes it or not, bad law needs to be
examined at all levels. This is exactly
why there is a Supreme Court, not a Supreme President!
The purpose of an independent judiciary is to interpret the
meaning of laws taking into account their constitutionality. It doesn't matter if the law is popular or
was overwhelmingly passed. That is
immaterial. The Supreme Court rules on
constitutionality of the statues and regulations. Laws that are deemed unconstitutional
can be re-written and therefore
reexamined.
Commissar Obama is playing a dangerous game of over stepping
his authority as defined in the Constitution.
Indeed, not all rulings of the court have appeared just nor
have appeared to follow common sense or even legal guidelines. The Dred Scott decision and Roe v. Wade come
to mind. But alas, the Supremes have the
final say on the legality of laws or regulations.
But then again, presidents of the United States understand
this, but commissars get testy when
their authority, desires and dictates are challenged. (A mild odor of FDR at this juncture!)
It is quite possible that the Supreme Court may rule in
favor of the health care laws that are currently being contested. This would make his veiled threat a mute
point, BUT make it he did!
What made the situation worse is that he did it in an inappropriate setting with two other world leaders present. How shameful!
The president surely knows better than to say the court has no authority to examine this law and if they deem, strike it down on constitutional grounds. This from a college professor that taught constitutional law.
What made the situation worse is that he did it in an inappropriate setting with two other world leaders present. How shameful!
The president surely knows better than to say the court has no authority to examine this law and if they deem, strike it down on constitutional grounds. This from a college professor that taught constitutional law.
There was another instance which was just as egregious. Remember back in the State of the Union speech in January of 2010, when he expressed his displeasure at the court's decision in the Citizens United case. He embarassed the justices and all Americans by chastising them in front of a world wide audience. Decorum prevented the justices from responding except for Alito's shaking of his head indicating no. The president was wrong then; the president is wrong now.
President Obama has shown the world his arrogance and
distain for people that disagree with him.
Does he deserve to be reelected?
I think not.
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