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New Documents Show Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan’s Comments on Obamacare
Judicalwatch ^ | 11/10/11 | Judicialwatch

Posted on 11/11/2011 10:43:16 AM PST by OPS4

Washington, DC -- November 10, 2011

Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, announced today that it has obtained three new documents that provide additional information about Supreme Court Justice Elena Kagan and the Affordable Care Act (also known as Obamacare) while she served as solicitor general. Justice Kagan has said she was not actively involved in the Department of Justice (DOJ) discussions regarding Obamacare. Moreover, the Supreme Court justice did not recuse herself from the High Court decision in April 2011 not to “fast-track” for Supreme Court review Virginia’s lawsuit challenging Obamacare. Here is direct link to the docs referred too. http://www.judicialwatch.org/files/documents/2011/doj-kagan-docs-11102011.pdf

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KEYWORDS: affordablecareact; elenakagan; justicekagan; kagan; obamacare
The question of ethics is now raised higher on Justice Kagan.
1 posted on 11/11/2011 10:43:23 AM PST by OPS4
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To: OPS4

Ethics - Kagan. What am I missing?


2 posted on 11/11/2011 10:45:06 AM PST by Digger (If RINO is your selection then failure is your election)
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To: Digger

Kagan has the same ethics as any other Liberal Democrat Dyke.


3 posted on 11/11/2011 10:46:29 AM PST by Venturer
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To: Digger

Any link between the two?


4 posted on 11/11/2011 10:59:04 AM PST by SuzyQue
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To: OPS4
I have questions about an answer to a question asked of Holder by one of the Senate's Judiciary Committee last week.

I am paraphrasing the question and answer:

Was Justice Kagan involved in discussions about Obamacare?

Holder: No she was asked to leave or removed from the room when this subject came up.

My question is why was she excluded or removed from the room? Did they know she was going to become a SC Justice way back then?

I think Holder lied to cover for Kagan so she would not be subject to recusing herself.

5 posted on 11/11/2011 11:06:23 AM PST by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: OPS4
The question of ethics is now raised higher on Justice Kagan.

Axed and answered.

Objection.

Overruled.

Noted.

The bitch has none and doesn't care.

6 posted on 11/11/2011 11:09:31 AM PST by USS Alaska (Nuke the Terrorists Savages)
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To: Red_Devil 232
Again how did they know that Kagen needed to be removed from discussions of Obamacare before she became a USSC Justice?

Check out this video of Sen. Lee (R-Utah) asking Holder a question about Obamacare. His question begins at 111:08 into the video.

"Oversight of the U.S. Department of Justice" 11-08-2011

7 posted on 11/11/2011 11:13:26 AM PST by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: OPS4

Given Laurence Silberman’s vote and opinion just rendered from the First Circuit, I think none of this matters. He is a conservative Reagan appointee, a co equal in stature with Scalia in his knowledge and in his constructionist views. Many consider him a mentor to Chief Justice Roberts. So my view is that Silberman’s opinion on Obamacare and the mandate, that they are within the powers of Congress under the Commerce Clause, will have great influence on Roberts and Scalia’a decision.


8 posted on 11/11/2011 11:37:25 AM PST by xkaydet65 (IACTA ALEA EST!!!')
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To: OPS4

More evidence that Obama”care” will get the majority support from the rigged NINE SUPREMES.


9 posted on 11/11/2011 11:54:17 AM PST by Graewoulf ( obama"care" violates the 1890 Sherman Anti-Trust Law, AND is illegal by the U.S. Constitution.)
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To: Red_Devil 232; OPS4

Great catch!

Smoking gun.


10 posted on 11/11/2011 1:43:02 PM PST by GGMac ((lesson learned re Obie: parse every sentence, every word, every gesture, every photo))
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To: GGMac

http://www.judicialwatch.org/files/documents/2011/doj-kagan-docs-11102011.pdf


11 posted on 11/11/2011 3:01:45 PM PST by jcsjcm (This country was built on exceptionalism and individualism. In God we Trust - Laus Deo)
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To: Digger

“Ethics - Kagan. What am I missing?”

The difference at this point her involvement and glee at Obamacare’s passage is known and on the record.

That said, if Kagan chooses not to recuse herself, she has to consider whether a newly elected Republican house, senate, and president would bat an eye at both repealing Obamacare and impeaching her?

I doubt it!

Given her both involvement and glee at it’s passage, and the fact that both are now known, she takes a tremendous risk if she does not recuse herself.


12 posted on 11/11/2011 8:00:50 PM PST by Bshaw (A nefarious deceit is upon us all!)
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To: jcsjcm

Just now saw your comment/link. Thank you very much!


13 posted on 11/15/2011 2:29:28 PM PST by GGMac ((lesson learned re Obie: parse every sentence, every word, every gesture, every photo))
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