Posted on 06/26/2015 7:57:23 AM PDT by Michael van der Galien
Shortly after the Supreme Court of the United States ruled that the text of the ObamaCare law didn’t really matter and that it means whatever the anti-constitutionalists want it to mean, senator Ted Cruz made an epic speech on the Senate floor in which he blasted these “robed Houdinis.”
“Today’s decision in King v. Burwell,” Cruz said, “is judicial activism. For the second time in just a few years, a handful of unelected judges has rewritten the text of ObamaCare in order to force that failed law upon millions of Americans. The first time, the court ignored federal law and magically transformed a statutory penalty into a tax. Today these robed Houdinis have transmogrified a federal exchange into an exchange, quote, ‘established by the state.’ This is lawless.”
Strong words, but he wasn’t done yet. He quoted Justice Scalia — one of the few reliably conservatives on the bench — who said that “words no longer have meaning if an exchange that is not established by a state, is established by the state.” Justice Scalia continued, as quoted by Cruz: “We should call this law SCOTUSCare.” Cruz: “I agree. If this were a bankruptcy case or any other case of ordinary statutory interpretation, the result would have been 9-0, with the court unanimously reversing the Obama administration’s illegal actions. But instead, politics intervened.”
The senator from Texas and candidate for president added:
“If those justices want to become legislators, I invite them to resign and run for office.”
In recent months, some conservatives had put their hopes on the Supreme Court, hoping the nine justices there (or at least a majority) would uphold the law and the Constitution. Radio show host Mark Levin warned against that from day one. He said, time and again, that SCOTUS couldn’t be trusted.
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“robed Houdinis”
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Rogues in robes.
WE WILL NOT COMPLY! WE WILL NOT YIELD! WE WILL NOT WAVER!
Christians and righteous unite against tyranny. It all starts here.
It’s time to abolish the tyrannical “Supreme Court”. The Founding Fathers would expect us to do it.
Another case of “too big to fail”. That is really all this is.
And from their perspective, the damage to the constitution is more long term than the acute damage to the “stability” of our culture and economy that the correct decision would have caused.
And since the whole thing will be collapsing soon anyway, they probably figured it would stave off the inevitable another year or so, and in either case, the constitution will be irrelevant in a few years anyway.
Seriously, I think this is what is going on.
Can we please start voting for the most conservative candidate now?
Would McCain have nominated a pro-SSM justice?
Now we’ll never know, but I wish people on this forum would stop agitating for sitting it out. I’m 100% conservative; so I think I’ll always vote.
Elections Have Consequences !
I have not had health care insurance since January 1, 2014.
I simply refuse to comply with an unconstitutional law.
Oligarchy.
or ,How the Supreme Court Is Bringing the US up to date with the rest of the world
Does this mean that Imams in the U.S. must perform same sex marriages?
Fixed.
All by design of the douche bag in the White House...
I think it’s time to dissolve this whole govt. It stinks of rottenness.
Obama will be the first in line, riding a wookie, carrying his boy toy, Reggie Love.
They all bend over for their king...
Just gives radical terrorists more reasons to hate us...Thanks Suck face Obama and YOUR SUPREME COURT!
The heart of the matter is that the courts find in the 14th Amendment any ‘right’ they want.
It CAN be read that way, but obviously shouldn’t.
This is how Libertarians put themselves and the rest of us in chains.
The Anti-Federalist papers warned that the judges would progressively gather unto themselves more and more power until they make themselves dictators. MISSION ACCOMPLISHED.
They won't be forced to, as this is an anti-Christian crusade. They are fellow travelers with Christ as their enemy,as well. Besiades, the queers know that the muzzies will kill them if they force the issue with them.
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