Posted on 06/25/2015 10:54:46 AM PDT by Kaslin
RUSH: Well, there's no way to spin this, folks. It's just a disaster. I think many of us are witnessing now the complete corruption of Washington, DC, meaning the objective has been to corrupt the government and success appears to be, at this moment in time, in hand. As it was pointed out to me earlier today, the left has the government that they've always wanted.
We have an authoritarian megalomaniac ruling like a monarch. The opposition bends over and, according to the high court, the Supreme Court, words, laws, really have no meaning. It's whatever the popular interpretation of the powers that be of the day want the words to mean. Now, look, folks, these days are kind of tough, host a program like this. I just want to be honest with you. I'm not surprised at the outcome.
I didn't talk about this a bunch in the future because I didn't want to appear to be pessimistic about it. But using my old philosophy of intelligence guided by experience, the outcome here was kind of foretold with the first Supreme Court decision on this, saved and rescued from obscurity and oblivion by the chief justice. It only stood to reason it was gonna happen again.
As I say, it's far easier to believe that something that has happened is going to happen again than to believe that something that hasn't happened is going to happen. Everybody has the air out of their sails over this today, but it was kind of foretold. And, you know, a lot of people are running around saying, "Well, hey, Rush, you know, it really isn't that big a deal 'cause the Republicans didn't have a plan. I mean, the extent the Republicans had a plan, they were gonna save these subsidies anyway."
That may be, but that doesn't mitigate at all what has happened at the Supreme Court, folks, the fact that the Republicans might have bent over backwards to make sure the subsidies continued, which is probably what would have happened. Nobody had a plan otherwise. The closest you can find to any Republican having a plan to deal with Obamacare being redone and obliterated, is Scott Walker. I've got an op-ed that he wrote about it. Aside from him there isn't really anybody that had a plan.
And I wouldn't be surprised if there were a lot of Republicans breathing huge sighs of relief over this, because they have been totally beaten down and they think that anything that makes the American people unhappy is going to be blamed on them, and they would rather do whatever it takes to avoid that. So in this sense, the outcome probably isn't any different regardless what the decision was. But that does in no way mitigate what's happened at the Supreme Court. That is an absolute disaster.
I mean, the chief justice took it upon himself to interpret the law again. He took it upon himself to say (paraphrasing), "This is not what they meant. What they wrote, they didn't mean this. What they meant by the state was the full-fledged federal government. Because our job here is not to disrupt things, and that would be a huge disruption." And then the chief justice also opined that Obamacare was about -- I forget the exact words -- but it was about improving markets, not harming.
That's not true. Obamacare is not about improving markets. Obama goes to the Rose Garden afterwards in the understandable victory lap and continues to tell things to people that are not true about the law. He's still saying how premiums are coming down, how all these uninsured are insured. I mean, most of the state exchanges are approaching bankruptcy. Covered California, the exchange for California, is losing five, $6 million a year. It's already bankrupt. People's deductibles have gone from 3,000 to $6,000. The premiums have skyrocketed. Everything is upside down.
The chief justice, however, taking it upon himself to interpret this law politically, not reviewing it judicially. That equals the full politicization of the court. Of course the left is running around and they're just beaming and happy and pointing out, "Hey, hey, he's appointed by George W. Bush. I mean, you guys gotta be very careful criticizing him."
This decision also -- little side note here -- makes a huge liar out of Jonathan Gruber, who was the chief author and architect of this law, because Gruber countless times over many months, specifically -- I mean, this is incredible. Gruber making speeches, making appearances, pointed out that it was purposeful to say that only could you get a subsidy through a state exchange. They purposely did not provide subsidies from the federal exchange because they were trying to apply political pressure to all the governors to sign up and create an Obamacare exchange.
So the architect is out making all of these speeches. I don't know if this was part of the so-called Republican argument at the court, but Gruber is acknowledged as the architect and the creator and the author, and he's on record countless times saying the exact opposite of what the chief justice interpreted today.
So we've got the government that the left has always wanted. We've got an authoritarian megalomaniac ruling like a monarch. The opposition, the Republicans more often than not just bend over. And according to the highest court in the land, words -- and therefore laws -- have no meaning.
What does that mean for the rule of law? If the law doesn't mean anything other than what the highest judge ruling on it says it means, then what is it worth? But, again, I have to say that, folks, look, this is not Monday morning quarterbacking in hindsight 20/20 because this is what I expected. I also expect the Supreme Court to legalize gay marriage nationwide. I think that's been in the cards as well. I understand a lot of people have been hoping that the court would put the kibosh on Obamacare. Things were not lining up that way.
A lot of people in the Drive-By Media said, "Chief Justice Roberts, he didn't say anything in oral arguments. What does that mean? What does that mean?" It doesn't mean anything. Nothing means anything is the point, anymore. And this is, by the way, what happens. You know, our society, our government, our culture, however you want to characterize it, has been evolving to this point where the Supreme Court has been granted ultimate and final authority status on everything political that reaches it.
The Supreme Court has reached this point, it's been a slow evolution where it is the final authority. When the Supreme Court speaks on something, that's it. It's like God coming to earth and answering controversial questions. Once that happens, there are no more questions. That's the way it has evolved.
So Scalia has, as usual, a really, really powerful dissent. And we learn that Chief Justice Roberts, according to Jeffrey Toobin, was laughing about it, laughing about Scalia's dissent. Scalia says, "We no longer should call this Obamacare, but SCOTUScare." So here's what the left completely understands. They understand completely the optics of succeeding and getting something to become part of society and having it accepted. And that happens to be socialism's great appeal. And then once something is in place, such as Obamacare, to use that as an example here, once it's in place, people generally don't complain.
That I can ‘get’ off my ass for one. Survive a campaign for another. Didn’t vote for a third. Do nothing that I CAN do for a forth.
Your turn.
I guess I’m a little dense this afternoon. Please elucidate for me.
I would but I don’t see why I should spill my medical history to win an argument.
Absolutely correct. The influence of the solicitor general’s position on the SCOTUS cannot be understated; and the continued stacking of the courts with dozens and dozens of ultra liberal judges with lifetime appointments will have an effect for more than a generation.
Fair enough. Maybe you can’t run for office, or go to meetings, or whatever. But you’re able to type and email and write. So make that kind of effort for a suitable candidate for state, local, or federal office.
If you can’t find one you like, try to recruit someone.
But calling for everyone to surrender and go live in a cave because politics is “rigged game” is pure horse manure. Everything’s “rigged.”
So adapt and improvise.
#noTPP
Obamtrade or TPP is the worse thing ever. Just 2 exmaples.
TPP = mass immigration.
http://www.realclearpolitics.com/articles/2015/04/22/tpp_equals_mass_immigration_126347.html
TPP = SOPA and net neutrality to ruin the Internet
Are you expecting Roberts to take a sudden conservative swing once the kids reach 18 in a few years?
I held your same hope, but nope.
This time, he actually shamed the role of SCOTUS.
You be right... My bad...Dang it was over 50 years ago...lol.Thanks
LEX
And you wrongly assumed I don’t. I have been politically active for many years. I have in the past been a published writer, columnist, have spoken in public at events (land use related) Even got ripped apart by Time magazine in an earth day issue for tanking a 6 figure deal with a search engine and an eco nut group. So I more than meet those qualifications.
I never once called for people to cave. In fact my extensive post history is all about NOT caving...to liberals...in either party.
Of course it’s rigged. Always has been. Not sure how I gave you the impression I thought it wasn’t. I have preached A&I for a long time now. Thats what my whole position is in dealing with liberals. Adapt to the fact that the GOP is liberal and overcome it through unified conservative action, not caving in to lesser evil assholery.
abb, you made a number of assumptions about people here who happen to be angry or cynical. I spent much of my adult life working for conservative candidates. I put in much more than my share of “doing something about it”, and I suspect the same holds true for many FReepers as well.
I remember Earl Warren, but I better remember him as Governor of CA.
Impeach Roberts while Obama is still in office or wait for no surname Jeb!?
So lets all get busy instead of wringing our hands about the world coming to an end.
Maybe it is, but by God, we all better be standing on two feet fighting when it does.
For one simple reason. To paraphrase, Those who forget/ignore (or rewrite) the past are doomed to repeat it with the same idiocy that wrecked us the first time.
And if people can’t take responsibility for electing those that doomed us, then we WILL repeat.
This is the first time I’ve ever have felt this way before.
To hell with this country.
The country is a piece of shit. There’s nothing to be proud of anymore.
This country is not worth fighting over. I’m going to let it die.
Then go ahead and put yourself out of your misery, instead of inflicting it upon everyone else.
Cheer up CWII is on the way. :-)
Joe Biden had the right idea in Iraq and we should do it here. Divide the country and relocate respective people to one or the other. If someone is a lib in the hated Jesusland or vice-versa, move willingly or don’t bitch. There is no way we are one country with a 50 50 split of polar opposites.
And when Joe Biden has the right idea it shows how screwed the planet is.
So you assume “WE’RE DOOMED!!”
That’s a hell of a way to go through life, mister.
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