No one believes that President Obama countenances anything as dire as that.
Oh No? I think most Americans would be truly disturbed
if they could but see what Obama might countenance in
the goal of his “Complete transformation of America”.
Another problem could be the disappearance of any concept of right and wrong.
Good post!
He’s set the tone..he’s sewn the wind. His minions have infested every branch of public service (service?..HAH!)
2 Thessalonians 2:3-4 Don’t let anyone deceive you in any way, for that day will not come until the rebellion occurs and the man of lawlessness is revealed, the man doomed to destruction. He will oppose and will exalt himself over everything that is called God or is worshiped, so that he sets himself up in God’s temple, proclaiming himself to be God.
The author seems to be suggesting that Supreme Court decisions are, and should be regarded as, inherently legitimate. I not only disagree with that notion and consider it dangerously misguided, but also believe it to be responsible for much of this country's state of decay.
What is necessary is to make a distinction between things which are legitimate, and things which are illegitimate but for which there exists no applicable remedy. I consider one of the rules of tournament bridge to be applicable here (from memory): players are forbidden from deliberately violating any of the rules of tournament bridge, even if the prescribed punishment is one they would be willing to accept. For example, if a player accidentally drops a card so that it is exposed, the player will typically be penalized by having to play that card at the first legal opportunity whether or not it would be advantageous. If, however, a player were to deliberately drop a card that he knew he would want to play anyway, for the purpose of letting his partner know he was going to play it, such a player would be cheating. No player in a respectable club would openly boast about doing such a thing and getting away with it, since any respectable club would eject such a player.
It is fine to suggest that Supreme Court decisions, whether legitimate or not, are binding upon the parties thereto (since the fact that the decisions were illegitimate would not imply the existence of a remedy). That does not imply, however, that such decisions are legitimate. If decisions are held up to scrutiny, judges will feel substantial pressure to write decisions which can actually be justified by the text of the Constitution and statutes. If decisions are considered to be beyond scrutiny, judges will feel no such pressure and will write decisions which are increasingly lawless, unless or until they reach a point where the lawlessness of their decisions can no longer be ignored.
The abuse of power will continue as long as psychotic adolescents elect other psychotic adolescents.
The way it looks, there are plenty of those around that might last a few generations.
IMHO
Brilliant article!
One of the first things a dictator does (and believe me, from translating documents from the newly leftist Latin America, I know all about this) is to attack the courts.
The first thing for a leftist dictator is to get elected, which he then claims as a seal of approval. This is usually accomplished by populist rhetoric and a particular "hook" - many Latin American dictators proclaim their "indigenous" blood or call themselves "negritos" (Chavez, for example, who does have some African blood), depending on what appeals to the mob.
They then start immediately to undermine all the procedures, and if there are obejctions that get taken to the courts - they destroy the judiciary.
Obama has somehow managed to sideline the judiciary here. Normally presidents just appoint sympathetic judges, which is reasonable (except for Bush, who bent over backwards to show that he wasn't partisan, with the result that a lot of his appointments weren't good). But Obama has virtually crushed and marginalized the Supreme Court, and I don't know how he did it. However, they're still in office, alive and well.
If the examination and prosecution of Obama's crimes and those of his henchpersons seems like it's going to go futher and have any effect, look for him to make some major changes to the judiciary.
The courts are the big enemies of leftist dictators, particularly in the second stage (which is where Obama is now), and eliminating that enemy is very important to them.
I read a story a long time ago that explained this issue very clearly.
The reason we have all this violence, is because we tolerate it.
I read a story a long time ago that explained this issue very clearly.
The reason we have all this violence, is because we tolerate it.
His mentor would have blithely eliminated 25,000,000 people who couldn't be "reeducated".
He, personally, has displayed his contempt for the American People and our Constitution, repeatedly.
Would he have some "troublesome" Americans whacked?
Maybe even an accidental Border Patrol Agent?
Just call me "No one".
When criminals run the government, criminals run the streets.
From a lack of confidence, created by an over reaching government that oppresses it citizens with corrupt agencies like the IRS.
I think another HUGE message was sent when Eric Holder declined to prosecute the Black Pampers hanging out in front of the Philly polling station. IOW, “Go ahead and break the law...Obama has your back.”