Pelosi sees Roberts helping uphold U.S. healthcare law

Reuters ^ | June 27, 2012 | Thomas Ferraro

[Free ThinkerNY]

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - As the U.S. Supreme Court prepared to announce a decision on President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law, one of the legislation's chief supporters predicted that it would be upheld by a 6-3 vote.

Nancy Pelosi, the House of Representatives' Democratic leader, said she can see Chief Justice John Roberts siding with Obama in an anticipated divided Supreme Court ruling on Thursday.

"I believe 6-3," Pelosi told the Reuters Washington Summit on Wednesday.

She reasoned that a decision upholding the law would require the support of Justice Anthony Kennedy, a moderate conservative who often controls the outcome of the court's rulings since the justices frequently are split in their decisions.

"If you get Kennedy, I don't think that Roberts would want it to look political" and oppose it, Pelosi said, alluding to the fact that Roberts has said he favors unanimity on his court.

[nhoward14]

All right. Now let’s hear from somebody who is not a complete retard.

[Hillarys Gate Cult]

Anybody know if either she or her staffers ever read it? I know they didn’t before she voted for it.

[madison10]

What’d she do...get help from her brother in making an offer the Chief Justice couldn’t refuse?

[jazusamo]

Nan is bat guano crazy.

[SueRae]

Just give me three swings with that mallet she walked to the Rotunda with. Just three. I promise I’ll make them all count.

[hoosiermama]

Oh it's “swings” I read swigs.

[Lady Lucky]

And what’ll people do if they uphold Obamacare? Whine, picket, complain, editorialize, lament?
Submit!

[hal ogen]

I believe history with grind her to dust. What a complete ass.

[Huskrrrr]

Reuters is getting it’s news from the National Enquirer.

[Hotlanta Mike]

[Batman11]

No Nancy, you idiot, these guys did not sing Baby Love. That was the other Supremes!

[avacado]

"If you get Kennedy, I don't think that Roberts would want it to look political" and oppose it, Pelosi said,..."

So, Pelosi admits it isn't about the Constitution. No surprise!

[LostInBayport]

On some level, this photo is a big reason I want to see SCOTUS send Obamacare into the wood chipper. The look on the face of this tyrannical, anti-American, demonic crone enrages me to this day.

[unixfox]

Always trying to get in the last word huh Nancy.

Tomorrow you will be slithering back into your hell hole like the snake you are.

[skeeter]

Roberts ruling on the AZ case, Rush’s cryptic comments about him, now Nancy Pelosi cooing sweet nothings into his ear - tomorrow can’t come and go soon enough.

[FlingWingFlyer]

...one of the legislation's chief supporters predicted that it would be upheld by a 6-3 vote.

Yeah, but did the biatch even bother to "find out what was in the bill" after her and her communist comrades shoved it down our throats?

[VanDeKoik]

The individual mandate is as good as gone, that’s for sure. The rest will go with it.

[basil]

ping!

[mrsixpack36]

The old loon mentioned Roberts switching his vote? This concept really really bothers me (I have a hunch he did it on the immigration case). Why are justices just switching their vote for cosmetic reasons? That is something congress does, but a court? The law is the law, so there should be none of that crap. If Roberts is not interested in upholding the constitution, maybe he should hand the CJ job to Scalia. I am also worried Roberts may be drifting slowly to the left; he seems too wishy washy.

[Doogle]

[Principled]

And what’ll people do if they uphold Obamacare?

Vote.

[Crawdad]

I’m sure the decision has been leaked, but I’m really surprised it hasn’t made the mainstream or alternative press.

[Qwackertoo]

Is that a purse Steny Hoyer is carrying? For Nancy?

[Qwackertoo]

Is that a purse Steny Hoyer is carrying? For Nancy?

[Qwackertoo]

Is that a purse Steny Hoyer is carrying? For Nancy?

[bushbuddy]

I just noticed in that picture that Stoney is holding her purse.

Man up, Stoney! What a wuss.

[LostInBayport]

Yes, and he is also holding hands with a man while carrying said purse. And, come to think of it, “Steny Hoyer” just sounds really gay.

[Lady Lucky]

“...I agree to this Constitution, with all its faults, if they are such... and believe further, that this is likely to be well-administered for a course of years, and can only end in despotism, as other forms have done before it, when the people shall become so corrupted as to need despotic government, being incapable of any other...”

Benjamin Franklin, 1787, urging the adoption of the US Constitution.

[Lady Lucky]

They voted in 2008 too. That’s how we got here.

[cherry]

if Sandra Day Oconnor has taught us anything, it's that the Court can conjure up any opinion they want, and I don't trust this court at all...

the elites have wanted to saddle Americans forever with paying more money to the govt coffers and now is their chance to do it by making a SS type taxation system that we can't get out of ....except the favored few...unions, govt workers etc...they'll probably all be exempt....and of course the Congresscritters...

they'll probably tear the Constitution to bits just to please their political hacks....

be very afraid...

[Rusty0604]

I just read this same reasoning somewhere else, Hotair I think.

[Eric in the Ozarks]

I’m thinking 6-3 for dumping it all.

[Lady Lucky]

I must correct myself. Some people voted. Many didn’t. Many shouldn’t. It certainly isn’t helping though.

[ntnychik]

Fun thought about the purse, but Steny is holding John Lewis’ hand. The other hand is empty. The partially pictured woman next to Steny is carrying the purse.

[Secret Agent Man]

Whatever she says you can always expect the opppsite.

6-3 mandate down.

She’s the first as of a mad cow, getting mad cow disease.

[cherry]

remember all....we had a chance at the Senate in 2008....but we lost because people voted for a third party candidate in Minn and in other places where just enough voted third party to edge out the pub...

not saying the pubs would not have knuckled under to bamey , but it would have at least been a fight...

consider that when you vote...every vote has consequences....and we're paying for the consequences of having too many throw their vote away...

still angry about the Perotist....I hated George the Sr and Dole was really just an old man, but would have taken them both over a crook rat liberal like Clinton...who spent 8 yrs appointed crooked liberal judges...

[RummyChick]

She used 6-3 last week , too. That makes me suspicious that she got leaked info.

[Ann Archy]

NO REAL MAN holds hands with anothet unless they are ill or weak.

[Lady Lucky]

I never cared for Dole — or McCain either — in their politics, but Mitt Romney isn’t worthy to shine their shoes.

[Cyber Liberty]

Pelosi said that? Now I feel better about tomorrow. She’s always wrong.

[Repeal The 17th]

Hey, Nancy,
The supreme court will have to issue their decision so we can see what’s in it.

[Ann Archy]

His ADOPTED children came from Ireland VIA LATIN AMERICA!! MAYBE they weren;t LEGALLY HERE!!

[Michael.SF.]

Guess she is not on Kagan’s Tweet list

[RightOnline]

“....yes, Roberts. Yes, I’m serious.....and yes, monkeys may flight out of my butt.”

[RightOnline]

“....yes, Roberts. Yes, I’m serious.....and yes, monkeys may flight out of my butt.”

[LostInBayport]

Fun thought about the purse, but Steny is holding John Lewis’ hand. The other hand is empty. The partially pictured woman next to Steny is carrying the purse.

Damn, you're right. But I'm going to ignore it and make up a story, just like those leftist congresspeople did when they said they were spat upon and called racist names while making that walk. Yep, Steny's holding a purse, and John Lewis is humming It's Raining Men. Pelosi is telling a little girl in the crowd that she'll get her and her little dog, too...to feed to Obama for lunch.

[broken_arrow1]

LIKE ^^

[RightOnline]

"Oh it's “swings” I read swigs."

It's Nancy Pelosi we're talking about here. I think you're far more correct.

[GreenHornet]

"If you get Kennedy, I don't think that Roberts would want it to look political" and oppose it, Pelosi said,

.....and here I foolishly thought that the court's decisions were made based on the rule of law.