Posted on 04/05/2012 10:19:11 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
Edited on 04/05/2012 10:50:42 AM PDT by Admin Moderator. [history]
(CNN) -- The Justice Department obeyed a federal appeals court's unusual order Thursday in a legal and political spat over the health care law championed by President Barack Obama.
Administration lawyers met their deadline and filed a three-page, single-spaced letter -- following the specific instructions of the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, which is hearing a challenge to the health care law. The letter affirmed the government's stance that federal courts indeed have the authority to decide the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act -- and any other law Congress passes.
A dispute involving the court and the executive branch has elevated the political stakes over whether the law will survive various legal challenges, including a pending a Supreme Court decision. The high court's ruling, expected in June, would take precedence over any other courts hearing similar appeals.
I was thinking the same thimg-it was wise to make them put it in writing and on the record.
They are telling us what they think we want to hear, they are not explaining what they meant.
obama looks soo bad. I wish we could win and put Judge Jerry Smith on the SC but Romney couldn’t beat his dog. Now they want to cram Haley whats her name down our throat as sarah light No sale. CYA!
What would they have done if he refused, spanked him?>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
Every federal DOJ lawyer appearing in ANY and ALL cases reviewing the constitutionality of any law would lack standing to appear.
Any federal court could refuse to allow DOJ lawyers to be heard because they would not in fact have acknowledged the jurisdiction of the federal courts. Their “Notices of Appearance” would in fact be fraudulently filed and would be struck from the records of any current case upon motion by the opposing attorneys.
Thats a MAJOR SPANK, and it is why Holder had to respond.
When any attorney files an Appearance, he is acknowledging the jurisdiction of the court in the cause in which he appears to represent a client. If the DOJ and the president does not acknowledge that jurisdiction of constitutional review, then they cannot appear.They become in fact incapable of appearing to represent anyone in any constitutional law case.
MAJOR SPANK INDEED.
Obama should not be usung the court system in his campaign. It actually opens up the issue of Contempt of Couirt as well, in which DOJ lawyers could be jailed for arguing before a federal court fraudulently, when in fact all they are doing is trying tio undermine the courts power of judicial review.
It would be wonderful to see Holder jailed for Contempt of Court. He is very close to that line on that issue.
“Holder did not do what Judge Smith requested, which was to specifically address the substance of Obama’s statement.”
He also said it needed to be at least 3 pages, single-spaced, no less. So Holder essentially said FU in both substance and form to this request.
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