Posted on 05/05/2012 11:32:24 AM PDT by John Semmens
President Barack Obama sought to ward off the possibility of the US Supreme Court invalidating his signature health care legislation by promising “severe consequences will ensue should they make that mistake.”
One of the “severe consequences” the President said he is contemplating is “to wreak havoc on the elderly by disrupting Medicare in a way that will torment this vulnerable segment of the population.”
On a more personal level. Obama threatened to diminish the status of the sitting Justices by appointing additional members to the Court. “The Constitution doesn’t say there should by nine judges on the Supreme Court,” Obama pointed out. “Nineteen would be an equally constitutional number. How would they like to see their votes diluted? How would they like to have to share office space?”
The president was unfazed by former President Franklin Roosevelt’s failure in his attempt to expand the number of Justices during his administration. “FDR’s mistake was that he asked Congress to legislate an increase in the number of judges,” Obama said. “Even though Democrats controlled both houses, divergent views and competing egos blocked his effort. I won’t make that mistake. I will simply issue an Executive Order expanding the size of the Court on my own authority as the duly elected ruler of this nation.”
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Too true John. Good one.
NOT already posted CH. Read more than the headline before you post. It’s a John Semmens original semi satire.
Semi satire? Maybe not. It sounds like something the Kenyan would do.
I don’t read these articles anymore. I can’t figure out where true ends, and satire begins.
Could you please highlight the satire in red letters so I can continue to enjoy your fine writing?
I know. I know.
He might get really tough and sign an EO ordering that only Little Debbie snacks are allowed in the SCOTUS vending machine.
/johnny
Well several people on this forum think Romney is as bad or worse than Obama so I guess I just won’t vote or better yet ,vote for Obama.
Sorry. Too close to reality for a *noob*, like me. Still getting used to that good satire.
Well several people on this forum think Romney is as bad or worse than Obama so I guess I just won’t vote or better yet ,vote for Obama.
I will simply issue an Executive Order expanding the size of the Court on my own authority as the duly elected ruler of this nation.”
Geezus. I get caught up in reading these things all the time and not realizing they’re satire because they COULD be true.
That’s the right way to write satire though, start with a seemingly sane or realistic possible premise and then lead into madness.
Good one.
Omuslim believes only in Jeremiah Wright, not in Jeremiah 50:31(Wrong). He’s about as much a Christian, as Romney is a poor black man. He is the text book example of “Hubris”. It often indicates a loss of contact with reality and an overestimation of one’s own competence or capabilities, especially when the person exhibiting it is in a position of power.
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