Posted on 04/03/2012 5:00:17 PM PDT by Sub-Driver
Federal judge fires back after Obama health care comments 5:53 PM 04/03/2012
A three-judge panel of the Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals escalated the increasingly public battle between President Barack Obama and the judiciary on Tuesday, ordering the Department of Justice to write and submit a three-page, single-spaced letter by noon on Thursday explaining whether the administration acknowledges that the courts have the right to overturn federal laws.
The order, CBS News reported, follows the presidents historically inaccurate claim Monday that a Supreme Court decision striking down the so-called individual mandate in his health care overhaul law would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically-elected Congress. Obama suggested that because of this, the Supreme Court would opt not to overturn the law. (RELATED: Full coverage of Obamacare)
A Tuesday opinion essay in the Wall Street Journal corrected the presidents history, noting the famous Marbury v. Madison case.
In Marbury in 1803, Chief Justice John Marshall laid down the doctrine of judicial review, the Journals editors wrote. In the 209 years since, the Supreme Court has invalidated part or all of countless laws on grounds that they violated the Constitution. All of those laws were passed by a democratically elected legislature of some kind, either Congress or in one of the states. And no doubt many of them were passed by strong majorities.
Noting that Obama is a former president of the Harvard Law Review and famously taught constitutional law at the University of Chicago, the essay adds that the presidents remarks suggest he is joining others on the left in warning the justices that they will pay a political price if they dare to overturn even part of the law.
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Somebody pinch me ...
I find this hilarious and am awaiting the Presidents response - heh!
This is what I’d call a big effin’ deal.
Taking Hitler to the woodshed!
Does anyone else see what’s coming?
Further proof Bammy’s law degree was due to affirmative action.
This guy is dumb as a rock.
Yeah. They aren’t going to be able to answer the question.
Seriously, other than just plain Trouble, what do you seen coming? A Constitutional Crisis?
The press is letting Obama get away with a lie. Obamacare barely squeaked through.
From Wiki:
On December 23, the Senate voted 6039 to end debate on the bill, eliminating the possibility of a filibuster by opponents. The bill then passed by a party-line vote of 6039 on December 24, 2009, with one senator (Jim Bunning) not voting.The House passed the bill with a vote of 219 to 212 on March 21, 2010, with 34 Democrats and all 178 Republicans voting against it.
Hahahahahahahahaha
Suddenly, I think my opinions may actually “have standing”!
Wow, this is a big deal, and a very ballsy deal.
I predict that IF the law is overturned, obama will pull an Andrew Jackson. Then the question becomes will the people “obey” the marxist?
With that said, I’m not convinced the court will overturn it. Sotomayor and Sebilius were having dinner in the same restaurant friday evening according to the owner of the restaurant. It’s assumed they were dining together. That makes me believe the white house knows the interim vote count. I believe the thugs that run the government will go to any length to destroy this nation. And I mean ANY lengths. I just hope there are 5 brave MEN on that court and I pray God SAVES that honorable court.
I’m just shocked that our side actually fired back. Maybe there’s hope afterall.
This COMMUNIST SON OF A WHORE has a cousin named FIDEL CASTRO ODINGA and went to Kenya in 2006 to campaign for his commie cousin Rail Odinga (FIDELS DADDY)who lost the election but set his supporters to murder the winners to the point that they agreed to share power.
He is using Chavez like tactics on the SCOTUS, and be prepared for him to go after the 5th Circuit Judges who are calling his skinny communist Kenyan ass out.
THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES AND HIS PARTY ARE COMMUNIST MONSTERS.
Prepare accordingly.
A supporter of the presidential challenger Raila Odinga (OBAMAS FIRST COUSIN WHO HE CAMPAIGNED FOR) in Kibera, a sprawling slum near the capital, Nairobi.
God bless this 3-judge panel on the 5th circuit for having the balls to stand up for the rule of law.
80 million mostly conservative armed folks plus military people with integrity aren’t going to let Obama disobey the ruling.
First, I hope you’re right.
Second, I hope it doesn’t come to that.
Third, well, it may have to come to that to save this nation.
If there is a lawyer out there tell us what the proceedure is to involk a response from the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals. Does a complaint need to be filed in district court and then on to the appellate level? Can the members of the court simply take up the issue de novo? How could an appeals court be employed on this issue so quickly after obama threatened the Supremes? Was a supreme court justice involved in the complaint which resulted in this court order to the justice department?
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