[C210N]

Why is the time for an answer set to Thursday?

Seems to me that instead of a 2-day response time, 4 or 5 minutes would be more appropriate. Actually, the time needed to say “1803” would be quite sufficient.

[tomkat]

existing thread

[swamprebel]

Getting AG Holder on record with an written answer, I just can’t fathom it’s significance. He will just lie when he later orders his dept. to ignore the judicial review.

[WayneS]

...a three-member panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals has ordered the U.S. Department of Justice to "answer by Thursday whether the Obama Administration believes that the courts have the right to strike down a federal law."

No! Not federal judges, too!! Say it ain't so!

I do not think the supreme court has the 'right' to declare a federal law unconstitutional and to strike it down. I think the supreme court has the POWER to declare a federal law unconstitutional and to strike it down.

I was taught in variious Civics and History classes that governments have powers; that PEOPLE have rights.

[AtlasStalled]

President Obama is a litigant before the Supreme Court on the legislation which is being defended by his Solicitor General, and as such should be respectful in his comments about the Justices.

Instead, Obama resorts to political extortion before the press and public in a bid to force the Court’s hand to decide in his favor: i.e, “if you don’t decide my way I will engage in a smear campaign about your judicial temperament.”

The Supreme Court should hold President Obama in contempt of court, and expose him as the Chicago thug he is.

[Gaffer]

Ah...the arrogance of the king who ultimately believes his own bullshit - that he is truly king and emporer.

All the while the King forgets he got where he is by specific activism from his liberal judge allies.

His arrogance now tugs on the tail of the tiger(s).

I hope this continues - his mandate gets struck down in its entirety. And, he throws a two-year old's tantrum. Doesn't make good sense in the run up to his faux re-election.

[Texas Songwriter]

Judge Jerry Smith, of the 5th circuit, who slapped down obamas solicitor general, demanding withing 48 hours (Thursday, noon) a 3 page, single-spaced (minimum) statement of clarification as to whether or not the obama administration believes the court system is Constitutionally prohibited, or not, to perform judicial review, is the same judge who, in the Salazar case, refused to uphold the administrations right to place a moratorium on Gulf drilling. Watch as see as the obamaites attempt to disassemble the judge and the 3 member panel. It will be framed as a rogue vendetta operation . We need to be prepared for this. There is nothing, there noone the pricks in the obama adminstration won't savage.

[samtheman]

One of the comments at the end of the article:

lukuj
Good for them! Someone needs to call this president out on his lies and misrepresentations. If he taught Constitutional law, you would think he would KNOW the tasks of the Supreme Court. Either he is stupid, or he only wants the court to do its job if it agrees with him. I hope the Republican candidate, whoever he is, calls attention to this during debates. The American people should be livid, but too many of them are steeped in basketball and reality TV to know or care.

[Tex-Con-Man]

HEY PREZ!!!!

How ‘bout all those judges striking down the anti-gay marriage laws the people keep passing?

[altura]

Or else ! What is else, exactly? Nobody can make Obama’s injustice department do this. They’re laughing as we type.

[Bigg Red]

...unnamed lawyer who was in the courtroom....

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I know nothing about law, but I am wondering if the “unnamed lawyer” who leaked this would be considered in contempt of court.

Can anyone answer this?

[midnightcat]

wow, a slap back at the President! Good for them.

[Lucky9teen]

So, what happens if the DOJ ignores this, like so many other things they have ignored?

The ONLY thing that will stop Obama, IMO, is being PHYSICALLY removed. I hear these ads and pleas to join a petition or call and/or contribute to some group, that’s going to write Obama a letter or give him the petition, to stop what he’s doing. That’s not going to matter. He’s going to ignore it and completely rip right through it, just like he has EVERYTHING else. The LAW doesn’t matter to this Marxist A-Hole.

I mean, shoot, the SUPREME COURT doesn’t matter to this Marxist A-Hole.....

So, what will?

[chessplayer]

Let me guess. The 3 members are not liberal,,,and obama will tell them to stuff it.

[HotHunt]

The DOJ's response to the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals request for an explanation of President Obama's remarks regarding the Supreme Court has been leaked.