Posted on 06/28/2012 5:51:39 PM PDT by Kaslin
Separation Of Powers: Chief Justice John Roberts, a George W. Bush appointee, chose the case of the century to turn to the left. The lesson is loud and clear: Only elections can stop Big Government.
In the coming weeks, the Supreme Court's monumental 5-4 decision preserving ObamaCare will be parsed and picked to death by everyone from constitutional scholars to irate Tea Party activists. But however extensive the faults within the chief justice's ruling are, it's right on the money in issuing this warning to the nation:
"It is not our job to protect the people from the consequences of their political choices."
As explained in today's lead editorial, Roberts, who with the two Clinton-appointed justices and the two Obama appointees held that the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is constitutional, fell down on the job by refusing to defend the Constitution against a power grab by the other branches of the federal government.
How wrong we in the 21st century now know Alexander Hamilton was in assuring Americans that of the three branches of government, the judiciary "will always be the least dangerous to the political rights of the Constitution," with "neither force nor will, but merely judgment."
For months, it was unjustifiably assumed that the high court would deal a huge blow to the president this election year. Instead, far from receiving "merely judgment," Obama has been given a huge political boon just when he needed it.
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We slam those who elected obama. Yet we elected Bush.
I gotta’ go watch ANGER MANAGEMENT. Seriously!
“Goosefraba.”
Roberts is an Earl Warren. Roberts should be impeached.
Maybe he's gay. (Kidding. I think.)
“Conservative” justices seem to shift left with monotonous regularity. The leftist justices always stay on the plantation.
Another reason why those who think GWB walked on water should step back and reevaluate their thinking. Add this to his pushing for amnesty and we have a pseudo conservative.
Somehow I think you’re maligning Darth Vader.
Out of nine Ivy-League justices, you can always find five to agree to go left with monotonous regularity.
Sandra Day OConner
Does no one remember the stinging remarks and threats by 0bama earlier this year, or the ‘visit’ by Administration lawyers AFTER oral arguments? Or...the HORRIBLE arguments presented by the Administration at oral arguments?
Does anyone remember what the Administration attorneys presented late/after arguments? Is that legal?
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2867250/posts
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/2867399/posts
Amen to that!
I listened to Savage today and CJ Felcher, as I now call him, needs to be removed immediately. His medical condition has affected his judgment.
It's long past time the Pubbies recognize we're in a war of survival here.
Three guesses on how Earl Roberts will rule on “gay” marriage...
I'm beginning to think "Harvard Law" should be an immediate disqualifier for future candidates.
It’s long past time the Pubbies recognize we’re in a war of survival here.
Exactly!
Some Pubbies must think themselves immune to the absolute disaster we are facing.
Works that way in Congress, too.
Dems had a 60-40 in the Senate and not one of them bucked the liberal majority. No way that happens if the situation was reversed.
I agree. I'm not angered because the SC didn't stop socialists from enacting more socialism. These socialists in power can do that anytime they want.
I'm angered because I expect and demand that the Supreme Court uphold the Constitution and they failed to do that today.
Well, one thing is certain. As of today, there is now precedence for the Federal Government to tax us for not being gay.
Good point to make...
All the lib appointed judging stay consistently lib, lock-step, never stray from the lib way of looking at things.
Our “side” on the other hand gets doofuses like Souter, Kennedy (historically)’and now it seems Roberts...why, why, WHY?
I am so sick of this crap...
I usually don;t get shocked, but this shocked me.
CJ Felcher needs to be impeached ASAP.
Maybe the f**k will have to wait to get his meds...and it will be too late.
God forgive me for saying it, but it’s what I feel.
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