Posted on 01/28/2010 5:27:35 PM PST by 2ndDivisionVet
A noted Supreme Court historian who “enthusiastically” voted for President Obama in November 2008 today called President Obama’s criticism of the Supreme Court in his State of the Union address last night “really unusual” and said he wouldn’t be surprised if no Supreme Court Justices attend the speech next year.
“It was really unusual in my mind to see the president going after the Supreme Court in such a forum,” said author and Law Professor Lucas Powe, the Anne Green Regents Chair in Law, and a Professor of Government at the University of Texas-Austin School of Law. “I’m willing to bet a lot of money there will be no Supreme Court justice at the next State of the Union speech.”
Added Professor Powe, who clerked for Supreme Court Justice William Douglas, “you don’t go to be insulted. I can’t see the Justices wanting to be there and be insulted by the president.” His opinion has nothing to do with animus towards the President, for whom Powe said he voted enthusiastically.
President Obama took the apparently unprecedented step of assailing a Supreme Court decision in his speech last night, saying, “with all due deference to separation of powers, last week the Supreme Court reversed a century of law to open the floodgates for special interests – including foreign corporations – to spend without limit in our elections. Well I don't think American elections should be bankrolled by America's most powerful interests, or worse, by foreign entities. They should be decided by the American people, and that's why I'd urge Democrats and Republicans to pass a bill that corrects some of these problems."(continued)
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They might be inclined to look a little closer at the next birth certificate case.
They are human: When someone defames, libels, slanders or insults you, what is your natural human reaction? That's right! Get back at them! And I guarantee you that they will.
Yes and No. But they sure could hold up cases that he deemed important and move up cases he feared.
I’m glad the six of them attended this one, though. Alito’s quite justifiable reaction brought attention to the fact that Oboingo was either outright lying or has no clue as to what exactly was overturned and what the rules are regarding campaign contributions from foreign entities.
Yup, I will be surprised if bambi is prez a year from now. He is beyond horrible.
FDR and Obama are two peas in a pod.
He is not "infringing" with his words. That comes later. I am surprised he doesn't take a leaf out of FDR's book and threaten or try to "pack" the court. There is no Constitutional reason for the number of Justices to be nine. The Constitution just says one Chief Justice and "other" justices. So that is probably at least three up to however many get appointed and confirmed. That might be "infringing" but not unconstitutional.
Define punk: offensive term: an offensive term for a young man regarded as worthless, lazy, or arrogant
In Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary.
2 nonsense, foolishness
3 a : a young inexperienced person : beginner, novice; especially : a young man b : a usually petty gangster, hoodlum, or ruffian
Farlex Online Dictionary
1. Slang
a. A young person, especially a member of a rebellious counterculture group.
b. An inexperienced young man.
SCOTUS don’t get mad, just offer to hear the birth certificate cases.
I’ll bet some good judge initiates an full NBC action in a lower court, and they pick it up right out of appeal, that Sotomayor recuses herself and then most honorably resigns as the facts demonstrate the man is a fraud, then to be reupped by the real President at that point, and then she becomes a student of Justice Thomas.
Bottom line is the attack upon “special interests” means Obama supports Taxation WITHOUT Representation.
Fictitious named persons, i.e. corporations and businesses who pay income tax, do not vote, but are allowed to address Congressmen because the taxation of those businesses are a direct interest of those businesses. Passing legislation which prohibits corporations from addressing issues Congress is taxing is nothing more than a socialist agenda to destroy the US economy and legislate against capitalism.
It promotes power and authority without justice to those being controlled, i.e. tyranny.
Well put.
Punk, joker, gunsel — all 1930’s prison terms for different types of homosexuals.
Didn't you hear him say he was going to issue executive orders to go around everyone? He really does not care about our laws.
“Schumer was a disgrace”
Let me add to your post. Schumer is a disgrace.
That is true and he has been doing that from the first day he assumed power. And no one tries to stop him.
I agree. Obama has no class or manners and he is one sick dude.
Or better yet, how about if they attend, but then walk out in the middle of his speech?
Yup. I found the homosexual reference in the definition but truly thought that “a young inexperienced person : beginner, novice” fit as Obama has no experience but does have a sense of being an achiever when he’s done nothing. Ever.
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