Posted on 03/10/2010 8:49:39 PM PST by jazusamo
The simmering feud between the White House and the Supreme Court is getting a little hotter - and lawmakers on Capitol Hill are helping fan the flames.
Chief Justice John G. Roberts Jr.'s impromptu portrayal Tuesday of President Obama's attacks on the high court during the State of the Union address as "very troubling" drew a brusque retort from the White House, which called the court's campaign finance ruling the real problem, and from Democrats eager to attack the court.
Responding to a law student's question when speaking at the University of Alabama, Chief Justice Roberts took aim at Mr. Obama's public chiding in January, saying the annual speech to Congress has "degenerated into a political pep rally." The chief justice, whose nomination by President George W. Bush was opposed by Mr. Obama as a senator, said he accepts criticism but suggested that detractors should be mindful of "the setting, the circumstances and the decorum."
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Sen. Orrin G. Hatch, Utah Republican, came to Chief Justice Roberts' defense, saying the court got the law right and Mr. Obama was "disrespectful" for criticizing the court while the justices were seated right in front of him.
"No president has done that, and he should not have used that speech for it either," Mr. Hatch said. "Chief Justice Roberts is right - the president's remarks were troubling and the State of the Union this year resembled a political pep rally. Supreme Court justices are there by tradition, and I hope the State of the Union address in the future returns to the kind of event that merits their continued attendance."
Sen. Jeff Sessions of Alabama, the ranking Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee, echoed Mr. Hatch's complaints.
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The Supreme Court is there to uphold the Constitution,....why would Obama respect them since he hopes to terar it up....which is why he attacked them....
Anybody starting to see where the rumor about CJ Roberts stepping down came from? A shot across the bow?
Oh please God let it happen!
Exactly. Obama is frustrated because the conservative members of the SCOTUS thwart his evil ambitions.
Maybe Zeewoe will be the recipient of the the 1st arrest warrant in history issued by the SCOTUS to the US Marshall’s Office.
No, these people are the most low class I have ever witnessed in any public capacity.
You may well be correct, EB. The thing that’s baffling to me about Zer0 is how blatant he is about many things. Many times it seems he’s inept or doesn’t have a clue about the decorum of the Presidency.
Wouldn't surprise me at all, Zer0 is a Chicago thug politician and has shown it numerous times.
Exactamundo.
Lol, Obozo has your name on his hand Phil!
I wonder if Obama's popularity could reach the point that some congressional candidates would openly campaign on their willingness to impeach Obama? There certainly are adequate grounds.
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