Posted on 04/03/2012 2:10:02 PM PDT by agee
President Obama often takes full advantage of the bully pulpit to excoriate political opponents or to register his displeasure with decisions that didn't go his way. The naked attempt to pressure the Supreme Court in his remarks during the recent joint press conference continues the pattern. The President's remarks were at times dishonest. More surprising is that the Presidents speech shows just how shallow his knowledge of the Constitution and human nature really is.
Dishonest Statement:
"Ultimately, I'm 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,"
The Truth:
The law passed by a very narrow majority (220-215 in the house with 39 Democrats voting against it). That certainly wasn't a strong majority. The program was so divisive that massive protests were held in opposition to the bill and its passing energized the nascent Tea Party. Even today a majority of Americans oppose Obamacare.
(Excerpt) Read more at foundingideals.com ...
Now, will the liberals in the MSM call out Obama on such an obvious mis-statement? There is ample precedent for courts to overturn laws. And, what is a strong majority? As noted, Obamacare barely passed by the narrowest of margins in the House.
So, will anyone call Obama out on stating falsehoods?
Who was it who said, we’re entitled to our opinions but not our own facts? Obama and liberals can have their opinions about this law or any subject, but, it’s wrong for the president to state as fact what he has stated. It would NOT be extraordinary to see a law overturned in the courts, and it was NOT passed by a large majority in Congress.
So the Supreme Court should not overturn laws enacted by “large” majorities, humm, does the President have a problem with these laws being overturned, esp. since they were enacted with large majorities by “elected” officials:
Some examples of Jim Crow laws are the segregation of public schools, public places, and public transportation, and the segregation of restrooms, restaurants, and drinking fountains for whites and blacks. The U.S. military was also segregated. These Jim Crow Laws were separate from the 18001866 Black Codes, which had previously restricted the civil rights and civil liberties of African Americans. State-sponsored school segregation was declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court of the United States in 1954 in Brown v. Board of Education. Generally, the remaining Jim Crow laws were overruled by the Civil Rights Act of 1964[1] and the Voting Rights Act of 1965
Who needs facts or accuracy when you have the MSM lapdog as your friend? The right and blogosphere blew up when Obama stated such a pile. The MSM never so much as squeaked.
Here are some excellent articles on just HOW BAD our presidents understanding of law is.
http://volokh.com/2011/06/02/barack-obama-on-lochner/
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303816504577321844137787970.html
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