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Obama's top attorney tells the court, "Nevermind."
Orange Punch, The Orange County Register political commentary blog ^ | 4-5-2012 | Mark Landsbaum

Posted on 04/05/2012 1:53:47 PM PDT by landsbaum

When our president, a, ahem, constitutional scholar, berated the court for having the audacity to consider overturning an unconstitutional law, he implied justices should think twice before doing such an unprecedented thing.

Of course, Barack Obama was revealing himself to be anything but a constitutional scholar.

A mere appellate court judge got so miffed he ordered the Obama Administration to submit a three-page, single-spaced paper today explaining how judicial review is something the court has the authority to do. So, Eric Holder, who currently holds the position of Attorney General in the admnistration, submitted the letter.

Here’s what Holder had to say: “The power of the courts to review the constitutionality of legislation is beyond dispute.” . . .

(Excerpt) Read more at orangepunch.ocregister.com ...


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To: shibumi; humblegunner; Talisker; Larry Lucido

I hate bananas.


41 posted on 04/05/2012 4:46:19 PM PDT by Salamander (You don't know what's going on inside of me. You don't wanna know what's running through my mind.)
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To: Salamander; humblegunner; Larry Lucido
"I hate bananas."


42 posted on 04/05/2012 5:19:41 PM PDT by shibumi (Cover it with gas and set it on fire.)
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To: shibumi

The first one is definitely the most disturbing.


43 posted on 04/05/2012 5:33:16 PM PDT by Salamander (You don't know what's going on inside of me. You don't wanna know what's running through my mind.)
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To: landsbaum

Check out my blog for more Obama outrages: The Obama Clarifier http://obamaclarifier.blogspot.com/


44 posted on 04/05/2012 8:41:39 PM PDT by garjog
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To: allmendream

Thanks


45 posted on 04/06/2012 7:29:51 AM PDT by NRA1995 (I'll cling to my religion and guns till they're pried from my cold dead fingers!)
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