While I would put nothing past Hussein, including packing the court, I believe he lacks the political capital to get away with it.
When FDR threatened to pack the court, both he and his “reforms” were very popular among the American people and the justices were viewed as the “bad guys”, stubbornly blocking needed reforms.
Obama and HusseinCare bothe have approval ratings below 50%, so, at this point, an attempt to circumvent the SCOTUS would destroy the Democrat party.
Also, it lookes very likely that by 2013 the GOP will control both houses and the presidency. At that point they could retaliate by adding twices as many new justices as Obama did.
Let’s pray they don’t try it anyway. :)At least I am, because we’ve all (well most) been against most of these policies that are just getting slipped by anyway. These recent militia crackdowns (whether substantial or not), would appear to indicate something worse is on the horizon. My two cents.