Posted on 04/04/2012 5:11:33 AM PDT by expat1000
Jan Crawford of CBS reports that a three-member panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered the U.S. Department of Justice to "answer by Thursday whether the Obama Administration believes that the courts have the right to strike down a federal law."
The response is to be three pages long, single-spaced, according to an unnamed lawyer who was in the courtroom.
The court's response appears to be a direct challenge to President Barack Obama's attack yesterday on the Supreme Court and the power of judicial review, which federal courts have exercised for over 200 years.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
Generals are useless. I’d pay more attention to the Colonels who are typically the base commanders and are close enough to the troops to gain their support.
So, what happens if the DOJ ignores this, like so many other things they have ignored?
The ONLY thing that will stop Obama, IMO, is being PHYSICALLY removed. I hear these ads and pleas to join a petition or call and/or contribute to some group, that’s going to write Obama a letter or give him the petition, to stop what he’s doing. That’s not going to matter. He’s going to ignore it and completely rip right through it, just like he has EVERYTHING else. The LAW doesn’t matter to this Marxist A-Hole.
I mean, shoot, the SUPREME COURT doesn’t matter to this Marxist A-Hole.....
So, what will?
Let me guess. The 3 members are not liberal,,,and obama will tell them to stuff it.
Why is the time for an answer set to Thursday?
Seems to me that instead of a 2-day response time, 4 or 5 minutes would be more appropriate. Actually, the time needed to say “1803” would be quite sufficient.
Sorry, I meant the case they're hearing.
The case before the appeals court was brought in part by a spine and joint hospital in East Texas that is challenging the constitutionality of a portion of the health care law that restricts physician-owned hospitals from expanding or building new facilities
I was saying they could drop the case they're hearing if they accepted a response that judicial review was invalid on the issue of healthcare.
Okay, thank you for the info. I was just wondering....
Courts are closed in Good Friday.
In regard to my previous post, I previously wasn’t aware that the Fifth Circuit was hearing another slice of an objection to Obamacare when this judge said what he did.
I realize now that they were.
But the Supremes are in position to strike down the heart of Obamacare and that’s now before them, this segment of objection to the law notwithstanding.
That aside, the Fifth Circuit has accepted hearing this particular lawsuit, and this judicial panel of the court is hearing it, therefore they can’t drop it but must issue a ruling.
That said, the judges are riled at Obama’s commentary and are putting his government on the spot about it.
He’s under pressure to comply with them.
They are under no pressure to drop anything, even if they could, which they can’t.
I just listened to this on FNC. It is very wise of the court to get the DOJ’s stand on the Presidents remarks. I presume if she does not do it she will be held in contempt.
Bingo! Remember how great it was when he was ordered to appear and show he was a legal citizen? Crickets.....
If Holder’s reply follows 0bama statements, I can see the Judges sending both Holder and 0bama a “Quo Warranto”, followed by Discovery and removal from office of the Usurper
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