Posted on 03/27/2012 1:13:49 PM PDT by Kaslin
BEWARE reading ANYTHING into questions by the Justices. I’ve argued before SCOTUS, the VA Sup Ct and several appellate courts and questions don’t mean a whole lot. In fact, Justices will frequently ask questions the opposite of what they are inclined to do to force you to make their argument.
Judicial questions are for one purpose ... to spur discussion. Many times a Judge would grill me on an issue as though he didn’t buy it only to rule in my favor.
Anyone who tells you they can read the tea leaves on this one, or that there are even tea leaves to read, have know idea about what they speak.
All we can do is sit back and wait.
If Obamacare is unconstitutional, then what of Medicare?
I thought the eminent domain law would never be thrown out by the Supremes in the Kelo case, based upon their comments in the public hearing. I pray the justices don’t do the same in the Obamacare law and uphold it.
If I were a conservative, and I am, I wouldn’t get my hopes up. Here is a take that has not been mentioned yet.
From what I understand the Justices don’t dicsuss the case after they’ve heard arguments. They go back to their chambers and write their opinions and vote. That’s not a rule, that is simply how the process has evolved.
Hoewever, the Justices are free to query one another and conversate with one another and there is no prohibition against lobbying another Jusice.
Keeping that in mind, now remember this: obama has put two women on that court and he picked them becasue they are as radical as he is.
I believe that Sotomayer is just as much as a radical activist as obama with a “union thug gene” deep in her genome.
I believe that Sotomayer will try to sway other Justices behind closed doors. I believe that she will be in touch with the obama adminstration giving them a blow by blow on how the decision is coming along. In short she is a mole.
I believe that if the opinion doesn’t go her way that she will try to fiddle with the final text in order to achieve her end.
Look at her track record if you don’t believe that sotomayer is capable of that. She is a non apologetic racist who will have her way and do anything to get her way.
Sotomayer is key, someone must keep an eye on her and keep her in check. (Kind of reminds me of John Carpenters “The Thing” with Kirt Russel)
LOL There ya go! I feel your pain, my friend. I’ve been shocked more than once. Sometimes it makes you wonder if you have a clue, doesn’t it?
No shock needed until this is over. We’re a long way from being finished on this.
The more I read of the withering questions of Kennedy, the more I feel the fix is in.
What gives me hope, however, is that when the grilling came the guy could not give logical answers.
If the Justices were trying to help him make his argument thru the questions it didn't seem to be happening.
No Purchase is forced in Medicare, part B is optional, Federal Retiree’s and any one keeping their Major Medical have Medicare as a secondary.
**** Kennedy raised the possibility that the plaintiffs [i.e., the government] were right that the mandate was a unique effort to force people into commerce to subsidize health insurance, but the insurance market may be unique enough to justify that unusual treatment.” ****
That’s all you need to know. Slam dunk, done. They are going to tie themselves in knots to uphold this law.
If it were a fair and just world, any Supreme Court Justice who would find this law constitutional would be dismissed from his or her duties immediately.
Are you a famous attorney? Impressive to hear you have argued before the U.S. Supreme Court. Thanks for your unique insights into what’s going on.
You are very sweet. Thank you. =)
Nah. Notorious maybe, but not famous. hehehehehehe Have just been fortunate to argue a good number of Constitutional issues in criminal cases before the Appellate Courts including SCOTUS.
Very true. Didn’t seem he argued it well. A bit surprising. We all have people grill us before we make these arguments before the Court.
Yet Kennedy made the argument for them at the end.
You have made an important point. It’s always good to read an opinion grounded in years of experience.
Two things I never bet on; the outcome of an argument based on questions posed by judges and the outcome of a trial based on jurors’ questions.
I listened to a video of Clarence Thomas visiting some college recently. He said they do a lot of research prior to the oral argument & mostly have made up their minds about the issue. It’s possible that oral arguments can change their perspective, but only rarely.
We’ve had enough bad decisions out of SCOTUS that I haven’t got my hopes up.
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