Posted on 04/03/2012 12:43:05 PM PDT by Nachum
President Obama softened his rhetoric Tuesday about the possibility of a Supreme Court decision striking down his healthcare reform law, after Republicans accused him of “threatening” the high court. (Snip) Obama said Tuesday that he would respect the court’s opinion, but still believes the justices should not overturn the healthcare law. “The point I was making is that the Supreme Court is the final say on our Constitution, and all of us have to respect it,” he said. “But it’s precisely because of that extraordinary power that the court has traditionally exercised significant restraint and deference to a duly elected
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He’s flipped a couple of the Jurists.
The list, Ping
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One of these days he's going to lash out and expose himself for the Godless cretin he really is.
How cute. He thinks he has a choice.
No, he doubled down again against America:
“The burden is on those who would overturn a law like this,” Obama said Tuesday.
The court heard three days of oral arguments about the healthcare mandate last week, and the justices’ questioning indicated that there’s a very good chance they could strike down the mandate — and perhaps the entire law.
Obama reiterated that he believes the mandate is constitutional and expects the court to uphold it. The White House is therefore “not spending a whole bunch of time” looking at alternatives in case the mandate falls, he said.
“I don’t anticipate the court striking this down,” he said. “I think they take their responsibilities seriously.”
Oh...how nice of him........
extraordinary power? wtf? i thought this clown was a constitutional law professor?
Well isn’t that nice.
What’s really funny about this whole thing is that he’s more than willing to go around Congress with EOs if he feels “we can’t wait.”
He's disgusting.
Michelle probably chewed him out for letting his guard down and speaking off prompter.
Well, isn’t that nice.
That Trayvon-like dude ain’t gonna disrespect the Supreme Court?
Bwahahahaha!
The Chicago thugs who advise him finally figured out that his previous remarks were backfiring.
So now we have this feeble walkback.
I’m betting that she’s the better reader and/or only rates one prompter, judging by Nickelodeon’s recent MO-hole-kissing spree.
Kagan’s report to him must have been bad news. If the news had been good (for him) he would have shut up. Why irritate the Supremes if the news was good? Leave well enough alone.
Since Kagan’s report was bad he had nothing to lose by irritating them and trying to intimidate. I can’t imagine that they will be intimidated by this cheap thug.
Well, they never said he was GOOD one. :-)
Uh oh - everyone knows that Obama is a serial liar.
But it's a trick statement (as usual) that needs to be parsed carefully to understand what Obama really means. Of course he will 'respect' the ruling if it goes in his favor. All bets are off otherwise.
This statement is just give him some "space" to allow him to dump some of the heat that he's taking about his previous strident statements about the Court. But like any cornered animal, he can be dangerous, so it's important to keep the focus on what he is planning to do to subvert the will of the people.
Of course if he gets re-elected (perish the thought), he plans to be as "flexible" on this issue as he is on the question of missile defense with the Russians.
Thuggery can be "enlightening*" for those subjected to it.
If direction is changed by this man, it only means a different path leading to the same place.
*or life-altering/ending
Which one leaked the vote to the White Hut?
Kagan or the wise Latina?
Bullshit. A federal judge has already RULED it was unconstitutional. All implementation should have STOPPED until the question was resolved.
A federal judge also found the clown’s moratorium on offshore drilling was unconstitutional, too. And Obama and his lackey Lazar ignored that judge.
Obama ignores the overwhelmingly passed (by both houses of Congress) and signed (by a Democrat Oval Office occupier) Defense of Marriage Act.
So his bile about “respect” for SCOTUS is “just words”.
or Obama’s threats worked and now the “correct result” is acieved and chicago will not allow any breakage in the courthouse. (appologies to monty python)
Bullshit. A federal judge has already RULED it was unconstitutional. All implementation should have STOPPED until the question was resolved.
A federal judge also found the clown’s moratorium on offshore drilling was unconstitutional, too. And Obama and his lackey Lazar ignored that judge.
Obama ignores the overwhelmingly passed (by both houses of Congress) and signed (by a Democrat Oval Office occupier) Defense of Marriage Act.
So his bile about “respect” for SCOTUS is “just words”.
Bullshit. A federal judge has already RULED it was unconstitutional. All implementation should have STOPPED until the question was resolved.
A federal judge also found the clown’s moratorium on offshore drilling was unconstitutional, too. And Obama and his lackey Lazar ignored that judge.
Obama ignores the overwhelmingly passed (by both houses of Congress) and signed (by a Democrat Oval Office occupier) Defense of Marriage Act.
So his bile about “respect” for SCOTUS is “just words”.
Mighty white of you, O-dog. Respecting the Court, like you had any choice in the matter.
Is Obama planning on having one of the justices Zimmerman-ed?
More lies. I hope the SC will do what’s best for the people; not what’s best for them and Obama. The odd thing about Obamacare is there is no health care and senior citizens are sentenced to death. We did not vote this in. It is illegal and it should be stopped. If it has to go to the SC they should throw the entire illegal thing out.
LOL.
I don’t think the five who are voting Obamacare down really give a shit what Barack thinks.
The SCOTUS refuses to be organized, like a community, by Mr. Soetoro.
Shees.
Implication being that if the supremes don't agree with him - they are not taking their responsibilities seriously.
Narcasism palooza!
Guess the attack on the Supreme Court focus-grouped badly or polled badly.
Ya think?
I don’t think he flipped anyone. But Ill bet he is worried now about 6-3 or even 7-2..
No he is going through the stages of grieving of the death of his masterpiece: Anger, Denial and finally Acceptance
Yeah...all the time he’s trying to figger how to pack the court
Well if he doesn’t respect the Supreme Court’s ruling then JAIL HIM!
No he won’t.
he telegraphed that he got tipped off (probably by Kagan) and now is backpeddling...what a stupid a$$...
The defeat of owebamaNocare is what he intends to run on for reelection on—and it will work with the help of the media.
The burden! FUBO! Have you no respect for the years of due process taken to all the way to SCOTUS, with deliberations that have involved probably millions of hours of consideration? The burden has long ago been met, BO!
That you would think to influence the process any more than has already been afforded you by Kagan's devotions shows how truly disrepectful you are of the process! Any burden lies on you, BO, to justify anything other than eating a plate full of crow!
HF
I’m sure the Supemes are really worried about whether Barry respects their decision or not. They could care less.
Try denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. But we get your point. ;0)
I suspect he found it that it will stand.
” He’s flipped a couple of the Jurists.”
Nope
He looked like a thug....
” i thought this clown was a constitutional law professor?”
No, not even an assistent professor....a “instructor”
like a student teacher.
I foresee him revisiting Andrew Jackson’s words: They have their ruling. Now let them enforce it.
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