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Historian: After President’s “Insult,” Won’t Be Surprised SCOTUS Doesn’t Attend Next SOTU
ABC News ^ | January 28, 2010 | Jake Tapper

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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TOPICS: Constitution/Conservatism; Crime/Corruption; Extended News; Government
KEYWORDS: bho44; bhosotu; firstamendment; freespeech; obama; rudedems; samuelalito; scotus; sotu; stateoftheunion; tapper
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To: chris_bdba

Roberts appears to be biting his lips.


81 posted on 01/28/2010 9:22:00 PM PST by thecodont
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

Unfortunately last night I clicked on a link and saw that part of Obama’s speech. Have not even listened to anything he has said in about a year. My impression of Obama’s tirade against the Supreme Court, and the Democratic Party standing and clapping, was wow, the justices now know how the Jews in Germany felt. It was literally sickening.


82 posted on 01/28/2010 9:41:57 PM PST by justa-hairyape
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To: slag
Perhaps the Supreme Court will define what a " Natural Born " citizens is, and what it is not.
They may also ask for discovery in Obama's case and Obama will not like it and bash the Supreme Court once again as " Racist " and stoke up racial tensions in the US....
I say to the Supreme Court of the United States ?
Do not back down !
WE THE PEOPLE are on your side !
83 posted on 01/29/2010 4:17:35 AM PST by American Constitutionalist (There is no civility in the way the Communist/Marxist want to destroy the USA)
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To: FlingWingFlyer

Clarence Thomas got it right.


84 posted on 01/29/2010 4:22:18 AM PST by jersey117
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To: 2ndDivisionVet

mark


85 posted on 01/29/2010 4:25:09 AM PST by don-o (My son, Ben - Marine Lance Corporal is in Iraq.)
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To: Republic

What an excellent post. Well said. It seems the “law” professor got it wrong again.


86 posted on 01/29/2010 4:34:17 AM PST by jersey117
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To: jersey117

ah....THANKS! :^) I was ranting last evening, for sure! hee hee


87 posted on 01/29/2010 7:14:13 AM PST by Republic (I really love Rush.)
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To: SW6906

He is Chicago Thug he just put office of Presidency like down Capone way


88 posted on 01/29/2010 12:55:20 PM PST by SevenofNine ("We are Freepers, all your media belong to us, resistence is futile")
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