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Obama Warns Supremes: Don't Overturn Healthcare Reform
Big Government ^ | May 4, 2012 | Ben Shapiro

Posted on 05/04/2012 4:22:33 PM PDT by Free ThinkerNY

The Obama administration warned the Supreme Court this week via papers filed with the Court that if Obamacare is struck down, there will be an “extraordinary disruption” in Medicare.

Medicare was not discussed during the Supreme Court arguments, since it was not a Constitutional issue.

This is a practical argument, not a legal one; it’s the Obama administration applying pressure to the Supremes. But that’s what the Obama administration does – they focus on the politics of the situation rather than on the legalities.

If they can’t win on the law, they figure, they’ll push the Court to act via “empathy,” President Obama’s favorite legal standard.

And if they lose, they’ll blame the Court for destroying Medicare. It’s a win-win for the Obama administration: if the Court strikes down Obamacare, Obama will blame the Court for harming Medicare. If the Court upholds Obamacare to prevent an “extraordinary disruption” in Medicare, Obama gets what he wants.

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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Front Page News; Government; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: abortion; backoffbarry; bhofascism; bhothuggery; deathpanels; democrats; fubo; govtabuse; medicare; obama; obamacare; obamatruthfile; scotus; tyranny; zerocare
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Don’t deny me my big effing deal.


21 posted on 05/04/2012 5:30:03 PM PDT by Brilliant
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Since he grew up in Chicago, the capital of Illinois, intimidation of judges - or jury tampering - is the norm. He doesn’t know any better.


22 posted on 05/04/2012 5:38:47 PM PDT by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.......)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Holding the elderly as hostages again.


23 posted on 05/04/2012 5:41:09 PM PDT by Moorings
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Are we still a representative republic with three co-equal branches of government that check-and-balance each other, or are we now a third-world dictatorship?

A well crafted question contains the answer. Good job!

24 posted on 05/04/2012 5:42:48 PM PDT by SERKIT ("Blazing Saddles" explains it all.......)
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To: SERKIT

“Since he grew up in Chicago, the capital of Illinois”


I think you meant the capital of corruption (Springfield is the state capital).


25 posted on 05/04/2012 5:45:34 PM PDT by AuH2ORepublican (If a politician won't protect innocent babies, what makes you think that he'll protect your rights?)
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To: Free ThinkerNY
it’s the Obama administration applying pressure to the Supremes Justice Kennedy.

The Liberal Messiah knows that de facto Chief Justice Kennedy is likely to vote to strike down the mandate, so He is trying to intimidate him into changing his mind. Kennedy is squishy enough that this might work.

26 posted on 05/04/2012 5:54:18 PM PDT by Repeal 16-17 (Let me know when the Shooting starts.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer; All
And this POS taught constitutional law?

Why YES...Soviet and Cuban :-)... ( LOL !!!! )

27 posted on 05/04/2012 5:56:08 PM PDT by taildragger (( Palin / Mulally 2012 ))
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To: Free ThinkerNY
The Obama administration warned the Supreme Court this week...

This THUG of a "President" just pisses me off so.

I dare not type what I'm really thinking right now for fear of a visit from the federales......

28 posted on 05/04/2012 5:59:28 PM PDT by usconservative (When The Ballot Box No Longer Counts, The Ammunition Box Does. (What's In Your Ammo Box?))
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To: Free ThinkerNY
Here's another take on the same subject
30 posted on 05/04/2012 6:12:08 PM PDT by SierraWasp ("Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone..." --John Quincy Adams)
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To: wastedyears

I am SO looking forward to the day when the five SCOTUS justices with sense publically bitch-slap this miserable effing weasel POS.


31 posted on 05/04/2012 6:14:33 PM PDT by NFHale (The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
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To: The Wizard
Has anyone else noticed that everythng this asshole has done has backfired recently

Backfired with those on the right side of the bell curve, yeah.

That's not Obama's target demographic.

32 posted on 05/04/2012 6:27:40 PM PDT by Steely Tom (If the Constitution can be a living document, I guess a corporation can be a person.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

“There is no doubt that striking down (the) Medicare provisions would be enormously disruptive for patients, physicians, hospitals and countless other providers and suppliers”

The author chose to say “disruptive to”. He avoided saying “harmful to”.

Anyway, a lot of us think that allowing the individual mandate to stand would open the door to great harm (not merely disruption) in the form of unrestrained government control of our lives.


33 posted on 05/04/2012 6:35:56 PM PDT by cymbeline
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To: wastedyears

Obama...you can kiss our rear ends! How about that? How dare you rob the US economy of more jobs just for your do gooder policies!


34 posted on 05/04/2012 6:38:11 PM PDT by fabian (" And a new day will dawn for those who stand long, and the forests will echo with laughter")
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To: maine-iac7

” Why isn’t this ‘attempt to influence the court’ or some legal language that must prohibit this? “

Probably not....only a psycho would do it : )


35 posted on 05/04/2012 6:46:59 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (God, family, country, mom, apple pie, the girl next door and a Ford F250 to pull my boat.)
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To: taildragger

LOL!!


36 posted on 05/04/2012 6:48:04 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (God, family, country, mom, apple pie, the girl next door and a Ford F250 to pull my boat.)
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To: taildragger

LOL!!


37 posted on 05/04/2012 6:48:12 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (God, family, country, mom, apple pie, the girl next door and a Ford F250 to pull my boat.)
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To: NFHale

” I am SO looking forward to the day when the five SCOTUS justices with sense publically bitch-slap this miserable effing weasel POS.”

A great day for America!!


38 posted on 05/04/2012 6:50:06 PM PDT by stephenjohnbanker (God, family, country, mom, apple pie, the girl next door and a Ford F250 to pull my boat.)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Hey! Bozo
STFU


39 posted on 05/04/2012 6:50:46 PM PDT by bikerman (you can take the man out of the jungle but can't take the jungle out of the man)
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To: Free ThinkerNY

Doesn’t he realize that ever comment he makes like this just pisses off the Supremes more and more?


40 posted on 05/04/2012 7:20:52 PM PDT by Homers-odd-I-see (We've got to get Obama out of the White House on Nov. 6, 2012)
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