Posted on 01/31/2010 3:34:13 PM PST by Winged Hussar
Obama's State of the Union insults intelligence of American people, U.S. Supreme Court
Barack Obama's first State of the Union speech forfeited the trust and respect of the American people, and in fact that China calls the Mandate of Heaven: the social contract in which the leader's utility to the people affirms his right to lead. A leader who tells half-truths and outright falsehoods forfeits his people's trust and respect, and accordingly his right to be anything but a lame duck figurehead. Let's begin with his half-truth about his health care agenda.
(Excerpt) Read more at israpundit.com ...
Judge not the words themselves, but their effect on the audience. The president fully expected that his hundreds of supporters in the legislative branch would stand and cheer, while the justices remained seated and silent, unable to respond even afterward. Moreover, the presidents speech was only released about 30 minutes before the event, after the justices were already present. In short, the head of the executive branch ambushed six members of the judiciary, and called upon the legislative branch to deride them publicly. If you missed it, check the YouTube video. No one could reasonably believe in their heart that this was respectful behavior.
Then there is the substance of the remark itself. It was factually wrong. The Courts ruling in Citizens United concerned the right of labor unions and domestic corporations, including nonprofits, to express their views about candidates in media such as books, films and TV within 60 days of an election. In short, it concerned freedom of speech; in particular, an independent film critical of Hillary Clinton funded by a nonprofit corporation.
Obama declares war on the SC - Something for the justices to consider when ruling on constitutionality of legislation or admissibility of documents pertaining to the One.
At least half of Zero’s brainpower is exhausted keeping up with his many lies.
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