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For Obama, Supreme Court health-care, immigration rulings to close a tough term
Washington Post ^ | June 24, 2012 | by Robert Barnes

Posted on 06/24/2012 3:59:10 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

The Supreme Court this week will conclude its term by handing down much-anticipated rulings on health care and immigration, President Obama’s remaining priorities before the justices. It is a finale that cannot come quickly enough for the administration, which has had a long year at the high court.

In a string of cases — as obscure as the federal government’s relationships with Indian tribes and as significant as enforcement of the Clean Water Act — the court rejected the administration’s legal arguments with lopsided votes and sometimes biting commentary.

The administration’s win-loss record will sting a lot less, of course, if the court upholds the constitutionality of Obama’s signature domestic achievement, the Affordable Care Act.

The court also will decide the fate of Arizona’s tough law on illegal immigrants, which the Obama administration challenged in court before it could take effect. The government’s argument that the law conflicts with the federal authority to decide immigration policy got a sour reception from the justices, but the government hopes for at least a split decision on other aspects of the measure.

The administration’s ungainly portfolio at the Supreme Court this term has drawn attention from all points on the ideological spectrum.

(Excerpt) Read more at washingtonpost.com ...


TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Government; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: arizona; immigration; obamacare; scotus

1 posted on 06/24/2012 3:59:20 PM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Look for a royal ass-kicking by SCOTUS tomorrow.


2 posted on 06/24/2012 4:08:00 PM PDT by johniegrad
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I hope he’s having flash-backs of the classless attack he made on the SCOTUS assembled for the State of the Union address in Jan. ‘11. In a just world, that should come back to bite him.


3 posted on 06/24/2012 4:15:06 PM PDT by txrefugee
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I pray the SC does the right thing to not hurt the millions of Americans who do not deserve the crooked politicians and their ilk on healthcare and immigration.


4 posted on 06/24/2012 4:22:37 PM PDT by freekitty (Give me back my conservative vote; then find me a real conservative to vote for)
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To: txrefugee

Yes.


5 posted on 06/24/2012 4:27:42 PM PDT by Calamari (Pass enough laws and everyone is guilty of something.)
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To: johniegrad
Look for a royal ass-kicking by SCOTUS tomorrow.

It might be Thursday. The Supremes are scheduled to release verdicts tomorrow and Thursday, and generally save the best for last. Then again, they might release everything tomorrow just to get an early start on their summer vacation.

6 posted on 06/24/2012 4:31:49 PM PDT by PapaBear3625 (If I can't be persuasive, I at least hope to be fun.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

No US president in history has ever had an easier time of it. Imagine what President Reagan could’ve achieved had he had even 25% of the media on his side, much less the 98% that Mr. Obama has in his pocket! If Dubya had been black or Hispanic do you think we’d have seen all the “Chimpy McBushitler” crap and the rest of the abuse?


7 posted on 06/24/2012 4:56:01 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (In honor of my late father, GunnerySgt/Commo Chief, USMC 1943-65)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer; big'ol_freeper; Lil'freeper; TrueKnightGalahad; blackie; Cincinatus' Wife; ...
Re: For Obama, Supreme Court health-care, immigration rulings to close a tough term

Gadzooks! Are that that stupid at the WaPo? Evidently so... as they do not know the difference between "too" and "to" usage--

8 posted on 06/24/2012 4:57:25 PM PDT by Bender2 ("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
The administration’s ungainly portfolio at the Supreme Court this term...

That's a mouthful right there.

Let's expect Obama to be triumphant at Court and ride the wave into his second term. This way we won't be disappointed.

9 posted on 06/24/2012 5:04:22 PM PDT by newzjunkey
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To: Bender2

It wasn’t meant to be “too close”. It was intended to be “to close” as in “to close the term”.


10 posted on 06/24/2012 5:15:36 PM PDT by johniegrad
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Knowing Obama he will have all court records sealed by,Executive order .If things do not work out how fearless leader demands


11 posted on 06/24/2012 5:17:20 PM PDT by moonshinner_09
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To: Oldeconomybuyer
If the Court can't divert us from any further travel down Socialist Road, We The People will in November. It began with the 2010 midterms.

Americans have had it with other Americans living on another American's dime. If ever the government performed one task better than the free markets, speak now, or forever hold your peace. (Some might say "national defense" but lets get real, it's never been tried privately. Put some profit in closing the border, conquering oil-rich countries, and smashing terrorist rats (like Iran's leader) and the Market will deliver.

Central Planning fails against the Profit Incentive every time. Ask Russia how those Five Year Plans have worked out?

12 posted on 06/24/2012 5:27:22 PM PDT by budwiesest (It's that girl from Alaska, again.)
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To: Bender2
"Gadzooks! Are that that stupid at the WaPo? Evidently so... as they do not know the difference between "too" and "to" usage--"

Umm..."to" is the correct spelling in that sentence.

"That that stupid" in your reply however, is incorrect.

Just sayin'....;)

13 posted on 06/24/2012 5:30:11 PM PDT by SnuffaBolshevik (In a tornado, even turkeys can fly.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I wouldn’t place too much faith in the Supreme Court. Please remember that they voted against the University of Michigan students who sued against reverse-discrimination...and lost...to that same Supreme Court.


14 posted on 06/24/2012 5:49:12 PM PDT by spel_grammer_an_punct_polise (I wanna start a Seniors' Motor Scooter Gang. Wanna join?)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Barry gets the beach slap tomorrow.


15 posted on 06/24/2012 5:57:08 PM PDT by Georgia Girl 2 (The only purpose of a pistol is to fight your way back to the rifle you should never have dropped.)
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To: newzjunkey
Despite all the optimism on the right, I fully expect ObamaCare to be validated by the Supreme Court. They didn't come all this way to have it struck down just like that...
16 posted on 06/24/2012 6:28:09 PM PDT by 2ndDivisionVet (In honor of my late father, GunnerySgt/Commo Chief, USMC 1943-65)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

A “tough term” at the Supreme Court for our embattled little President Oblamo? Poor baby. Maybe he ought to think of the potential consequences next time before he flips the bird at the Supremes during his next State of the Union speech. Oops! I forgot. He won’t be giving any more of those.


17 posted on 06/24/2012 7:49:18 PM PDT by Combat_Liberalism
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To: SnuffaBolshevik; johniegrad
Well, that just proves it is equally stupid to read the WaPo... after thirty or so martinis--

Bendy, do as I do here in Spain, read the local WaPo edition... 'cause if you don't know Spanish, the WaPo makes sense for once!

18 posted on 06/25/2012 4:48:38 AM PDT by Bender2 ("I've got a twisted sense of humor, and everything amuses me." RAH Beyond this Horizon)
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