Posted on 11/18/2014 2:43:12 PM PST by Hojczyk
On Tuesday, however, that narrative changed. House Republicans hired constitutional lawyer and left-leaning scholar Jonathan Turley to represent them in their effort to force the president – a former constitutional scholar himself – to abide by the constraints placed on his power in the nation’s founding document.
“As many on this blog are aware, I have previously testified, written, and litigated in opposition to the rise of executive power and the countervailing decline in congressional power in our tripartite system,” Turley wrote on his blog. “I have also spent years encouraging Congress, under both Democratic and Republican presidents, to more actively defend its authority, including seeking judicial review in separation of powers conflicts.”
“For that reason, it may come as little surprise this morning that I have agreed to represent the United States House of Representatives in its challenge of unilateral, unconstitutional actions taken by the Obama Administration with respect to implementation of the Affordable Care Act (ACA),” he continued. “It is an honor to represent the institution in this historic lawsuit and to work with the talented staff of the House General Counsel’s Office.”
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Whose bright idea was this to even be considered, let along sanctioned? This will get us all the way to nowhere, very fast.
Obama is a former constitutional scholar??? Really??? Barf alert????
Let’s git ‘er done with RICO vs goober/soetoro.``
Boehner, because he does NOT want to win.
From what I’ve heard Obama was never a “constitutional scholar”. He simply lectured on the constitution at one time and not as a “professor” on the subject.
Boehner wants to make some noise to draw attention away from his useless piece of shit self. All this will accomplish is to cement the Obola Regime’s position and make the republicans look like the world’s biggest fools.
Is this a joke?
Boehner is the joke!
Interesting.
Yes, Turley has been a capable advocate against abuse of Executive powers. Though he sometimes errs on the side of the legislature IMO this is near a slam dunk.
That’s a savvy pick. If the case draws an Obama appointee judge, he will have more sway.
” the president – a former constitutional scholar himself”
Bahahhahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!!!!
I fail to see what you are asking about, the actual lawsuit itself, or the choice of Turley.
Agreed, Turley has been VERY outspoken over the lawlessness of Obama for about a year now.
Excellent choice. The libs on the SCOTUS might listen to a fellow traveler.
The choice of Turley. Why can’t republicans represent themselves, vs hide behind the erstwhile ‘acceptable’ liberal mask of Turley. We have plenty of qualified, articulate people on the bench, ready to make a name for themselves and defend their partisan beliefs as well.
It seems to show a lack of confindence in the gop side of speakers, IMO.
I think Alan Dershowitz would have been good too. The fact is Bonehead is just doing this for show, a dog and pony show to show us idiot “Tea Party” types that he tried to lay the law down on the president. If Speaker Bonehead really wanted to go after Obama he could’ve done it these past two weeks but he’s delegating it to someone else hoping we’ll shut up. Anyways I’m going to listen to Hugh Hewitt, the ultimate GOPe apologist, tell me that hiring Turley was a brilliant move by Speaker Bonehead.
I’m not going to say that a Republican lawyer would be a bad choice, but I think that Turley is a great choice- and besides, aren’t the vast majority of lawyers liberals politically?
The fix was always in- It appears.
this is funny...... ya’ll bitch and moan about inaction and then when there is action you bitch and moan about it being meaningless my observation is that the man seen to be best was chosen
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