Posted on 06/28/2012 1:47:53 PM PDT by Meet the New Boss
It’s the judiciary’s Nixon-to-China: Chief Justice John Roberts joins the liberal wing of the Supreme Court and upholds the constitutionality of Obamacare. How? By pulling off one of the great constitutional finesses of all time. He managed to uphold the central conservative argument against Obamacare, while at the same time finding a narrow definitional dodge to uphold the law — and thus prevented the Court from being seen as having overturned, presumably on political grounds, the signature legislation of this administration.
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Whatever one thinks of the substance of Bush v. Gore, it did affect the reputation of the Court. Roberts seems determined that there be no recurrence with Obamacare. Hence his straining in his Obamacare ruling to avoid a similar result — a 5–4 decision split along ideological lines that might be perceived as partisan and political.
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So Roberts weighed the “feelings” of liberals versus the constitution and found the constitution wanting? What utter and complete bullshit. Roberts rewrote the legislation to pass constitutional muster. WTF does he get this power from. I am so sick of DC elites who think the rest of us are rubes. Condescending pricks.
Put the bath salts down, Chuck. We got screwed by a turncoat.
Why is it so hard to admit that the guy IS NOT Conservative.
With all the conspiracy theories flying around FR, you would think Alex jones created 100 sock puppets.
GWB screwed us again, 3-1/2 years after he left office.
It’s as simple as that.
PS On second thought I’m thinking we need altura or some other hysterical Rahmnoid to chime in and explain for us the Kraut’s reasoning: How getting a McCain-like butt-reaming—but one that will hurt us all badly financially, not just an insult—how that disgraceful and hurtful act of treachery by someone we trusted is actually a good thing.
Last time I looked, "a TAX can be REPEALED by Congress" at any point in time.
Mr. Krauthamer, you miss the point sir. It is not just about respect for each individual branch. I know you inside the Beltway guys like to compartmentalize things. But for us folks on the outside, we see all three branches as one thing, as government. Today, all Mr. Roberts preserved was the increasing, if not total, view amongst a majority of Americans that our government is a complete and total failure.
The vehicle by which the integrity and function of our government is supposed to be maintained is the Constitution. Mr. Roberts had a larger duty today to uphold that Constitution. Instead, he decided that his duty was to his legacy, or worse, his popularity. He, like the rest of our government, failed us. He is no better than a congressman who can be lobbied, bought and paid for. He is a coward and disgrace and I regret that he is anywhere near a position of power over me and my family.
So you inside the Beltway boys raise a glass to splitting hairs and being smarter than the rest of us. We will raise hell.
Then what do we need the USSC for???
Then what do we need the USSC for???
The left threatened to mau-mau the Court and Roberts caved. This spin to try to save Roberts' reputation won't wash. He dodged the issue of liberty vs. tyranny with a gutless sophistry.
Great point. We NEVER get surprised by votes from the leftist justices, only the ones appointed by conservatives. But this is a marxist mo, to infiltrate. They’ve done it with government, judicial, academia, they are in full swing doing it to Christian institutions. No conservative ever poses as a leftist to infiltrate anything. Tells me clearly who the congenital dishonest liars are.
Why are there people defending Roberts. It does not matter why he did what he did. He was wrong and took a match to the constitution. He is a destroyer.
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How long before the government decides how many children you’re allowed to have? I know some of obama’s folks who ain’t gonna’ like that. Just a fact.
Sorry Boss but you are wrong on many parts.
1. Now Obama canot issue get out of jail free cards to his dirty union thugs he must get permission from Congress
2. ERs for years have had to eat people with no insurance now even the illegals have to pay for insurance.
3. Now we can get Hospital districts off of our property tax rolls
4. Now the young and nieave have to pay for insurance.
The bad side is small business employees forget about raises from Jan 1 2012 onwards.......
"Replace" with what?
Besides, he alone can not "Repeal" the, now, law of the land. It would take a majority of the House and the Senate and I am not sure if it would take a super majority in the Senate or not.
Everyone seems to get chills running up their legs in the Romney camp about his saying he will repeal it, but chose not to opine on his saying "Repeal and replace!"
John Roberts got it wrong. He doesn’t like to overturn laws unless it is by a big majority of the court? It should not matter.
His job is to make decisions based on the constitution. The law had a mandate...which is unconstitutional and it had no severability clause meaning the whole thing should have been thrown out. If I understand correctly, he wants to call it a tax? Who gives him that authority to change what the law says?
BJ Clinton (the first black president) already decided how many children obama’s folks could have with his welfare reform. Their birthrate fell immediately, and now they’ve been passed by Hispanics in numbers and importance.
Yes, congress can repeal a tax. IF it wants to. There would have to 51 true conservatives to get it through the senate. And there’d have to be 2/3 to over ride obama’s veto. If I understand the procedures correctly.
It's not Congress that is trampling the Constitution. Nor can we blame the SCOTUS. We have only ourselves as a country to blame for deteriorating down to the 546 idiots in DC that have (bleeped) over the Constitution.
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