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Justice Scalia to Obama’s Solicitor General: ‘We’re not stupid’ [AUDIO]
The Daily Caller ^

Posted on 03/27/2012 1:56:30 PM PDT by Sub-Driver

Justice Scalia to Obama’s Solicitor General: ‘We’re not stupid’ [AUDIO] By Nicholas Ballasy - The Daily Caller 3:39 PM 03/27/2012 ADVERTISEMENT

While Solicitor General Donald Verrilli, Jr. made the Obama administration’s case for the constitutionality of the individual mandate in the health-care law Tuesday, Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia interrupted, telling Verrilli, “we’re not stupid.”

Justice Elena Kagan, a former solicitor general appointed by President Obama to the high court, sided with Verilli in arguing that young people should be required by the federal government to purchase health insurance because eventually, others will subsidize their health care in the future.

Scalia shot back, arguing that young people will make the decision to buy health insurance eventually and do not need to be forced by the federal government to engage in commerce.

The transcript of the exchange is below:

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TOPICS: Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: 3branches; constitution; constitutionality; court; healthcare; impeach; justice; justicescalia; kagan; obamacare; scotus; scotusobamacare; scotusocareday2; supremecourt
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To: jtal
Why is Kagan even allowed to hear this case? How preposterous.

She comes off as trying to coach Verrilli through his arguments. It's impossible to ignore her previous involvement in the strategic defense plans for this atrocious bill.

She's a shameless, corrupt hack.

81 posted on 03/27/2012 3:33:35 PM PDT by BlatherNaut
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To: rawhide

I am not sure if this is live or not but its good.


82 posted on 03/27/2012 3:47:03 PM PDT by GeronL (The Right to Life came before the Right to Pursue Happiness)
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To: SueRae

Justice Samuel Chase was impeached by the House in 1804, and was acquitted at his Senate trial in 1805.


83 posted on 03/27/2012 3:54:30 PM PDT by newzjunkey (Newt says, "A nominee that depresses turnout won't beat Barack Obama.")
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To: FreeAtlanta

Five Republicans voted for Kagen: Senators Susan Collins (Maine), Lindsey Graham (S.C.), Judd Gregg (N.H.), Richard Lugar (Ind.) and Olympia Snowe (Maine). These five also backed Judge Sotomayor’s nomination.


84 posted on 03/27/2012 4:13:34 PM PDT by Soul of the South (When times are tough the tough get going.)
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To: Sub-Driver
young poor people should be required by the federal government to purchase health insurance contribute to entitlements because eventually, others will subsidize their health care entitlements in the future
85 posted on 03/27/2012 4:55:00 PM PDT by mikrofon (And burials....)
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To: Gay State Conservative
There are nine justices hearing the case, so I don't how it could end up in a 4-4 tie.

I lost track of which case the court decided to hear anyway. In theory, if the court brought before it the case where the judge ruled Obamacare unconstitutional, a 4-4 tie would end Obamacare. If a different case was brought up by a Judge who upheld Obamacare, a 4-4 tie would let Obamacare stand.

86 posted on 03/27/2012 5:28:37 PM PDT by Enterprise ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
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To: The Duke

Exactly what one would expect from a small brain.


87 posted on 03/27/2012 5:47:27 PM PDT by Randy Larsen (No Romney or Santorum vote from my family!)
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To: lormand

Not gonna happen because of that.

It’s purely unconstitutional.


88 posted on 03/27/2012 5:52:34 PM PDT by Randy Larsen (No Romney or Santorum vote from my family!)
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To: stephenjohnbanker

If we had better senators she wouldn’t be sitting there at all.


89 posted on 03/27/2012 6:12:45 PM PDT by ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas (Fool me once, shame on you -- twice, shame on me -- 100 times, it's U. S. immigration policy.)
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To: ding_dong_daddy_from_dumas

But we don’t !


90 posted on 03/27/2012 6:22:20 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (God, family, country, mom, apple pie, the girl next door and a Ford F250 to pull my boat.)
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To: lacrew

Socialism == pay it backwards (the future people pay for the past’s bills)


91 posted on 03/27/2012 6:33:24 PM PDT by Secret Agent Man (I'd like to tell you, but then I'd have to kill you.)
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To: Enterprise
There are nine justices hearing the case, so I don't how it could end up in a 4-4 tie.

I was adressing the possibility of Sotomayor recusing herself from the case.As for a possible 4-4 tie I'm not sure how the SCOTUS works...I think it might be that only a majority can overturn a law.But I'm sure that someone who knows more will correct me if needed.

92 posted on 03/27/2012 6:41:44 PM PDT by Gay State Conservative (Jimmy Carter Is No Longer The Worst President To Have Served In My Lifetime.)
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To: newzjunkey

Thank you for that!


93 posted on 03/27/2012 7:17:00 PM PDT by SueRae (Tale of 2 Towers - First, Isengaard (GOP-e), then, the Tower of Sauron on 11.06.2012)
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To: Sub-Driver
Justice Elena Kagan, a former solicitor general appointed by President Obama to the high court, sided with Verilli in arguing that young people should be required by the federal government to purchase health insurance because eventually, others will subsidize their health care in the future.

Isn't this some type of weird age discrimination?

94 posted on 03/27/2012 7:18:51 PM PDT by Mike Darancette (Romney just makes me tired all over.)
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To: stephenjohnbanker

Because her girlfriend told her to be there.


95 posted on 03/27/2012 7:45:13 PM PDT by NKP_Vet (creep.)
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To: NKP_Vet

Yep


96 posted on 03/27/2012 7:47:01 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (God, family, country, mom, apple pie, the girl next door and a Ford F250 to pull my boat.)
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To: NKP_Vet

Yep


97 posted on 03/27/2012 7:47:13 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (God, family, country, mom, apple pie, the girl next door and a Ford F250 to pull my boat.)
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To: gov_bean_ counter
If the Pubbie House leadership had even half a set they would be drawing up articles of impeachment against Kagan even as I type.

I agree. The general timidity and cowardice of this Congress is truly breathtaking. Collectively, they can't muster the will to do anything constructive. It seems as if every assault from the left is met by apathetic silence from our Representatives and Senators.

98 posted on 03/27/2012 7:54:17 PM PDT by sargon (I don't like the sound of these "boncentration bamps")
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To: Gay State Conservative

Ok. In a scenario where Sotomayor might recuse herself, it would probably mean that Kennedy would vote with the liberals leaving a 4-4 tie. And that would leave intact the ruling of the lower court that is before the USSC.


99 posted on 03/27/2012 9:07:38 PM PDT by Enterprise ("Those who can make you believe absurdities can make you commit atrocities." Voltaire)
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To: stephenjohnbanker

—It would be the equivalent of giving Obama a blank check to ruin the United States!!—

Precisely.

I think we are clearly seeing the build up to the biblical prophesy described in various old and new testament texts.

Either that or we’re just in for a world of hurt as we were in the first and second world wars.


100 posted on 03/28/2012 5:24:55 AM PDT by cuban leaf (Were doomed! Details at eleven.)
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