Posted on 03/15/2011 5:10:30 PM PDT by PROCON
Senator Schumer is pretty sure that the Supreme Court is not one of the equal but separate branches of government, so as such it’s possible that Chuck’s advised the White House that they have the power to tell the Supreme Court what to do:
The Obama administration told the Supreme Court on Monday night it should stay away from a high-profile challenge to the 2010 health care law until after a lower court has had a chance to review the case.
Acting Solicitor General Neal Katyal wrote, “there is no basis for short-circuiting the normal course of appellate review.” Katyal also says Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli’s case is problematic because he may lack sufficient standing to challenge the health care law. [...] In his filing last month, Cuccinelli said there’s a “palpable consensus” that the high court will ultimately have to pass judgment on the merits of President Obama’s health care law and should do so without delay. Furthermore, Cuccinelli argues that his case involves “pure issues of constitutional law” that appellate judges on the Fourth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals will be unable to definitively resolve. Team Obama has said they’re absolutely convinced of the health care law’s constitutionality, so with that in mind wouldn’t you think they’d welcome a fast-track opinion on the law and ultimate thumbs-up from the Supreme Court?
SCOTUS did not rule on Obama’s eligibility. Denying certiorari without comment is not a ruling.
Actually when the Constitution says that the Supreme Court has original jurisdiction in a matter, it means that lower courts do not have any jurisdiction to hear the case. IMO the lower court rulings are void. The only way a lower court could legally hear these issues would be if they were directed to do so by the Supreme Court.
“...Has he not even READ the Constitution once?
/rhetorical....”
Of course he has. How else does he know how to circumvent everything in it. Besides, didn’t he “teach” constitutional law(breaking) somewhere?
Yep, that’s what I said, but you said it so much better.
You said exactly what I meant. LOL.
What’s he scared of? He knew this was unconstitutional when he crammed it down our throats.
Every time a Medicare patient gets turned down for treatment as new patients, PLEASE call your congresscritters and complain.
It would appear that many in the GOP have already taken the advise to “stay away from Obamacare”.
Wow, that’s like Larry Bird or Michael Jordan saying someone is the best basketball player they’ve ever seen.
FDR was in breach of this simply by asking the USSC to inform him of how it would rule on some of the acts he was going to push.
Using your position as chief executive to “warn” the USSC what cases they should and should not take or what the outcome should be outside of the legal briefs is clearly a breach.
That's exacatly my point. Obama did not "warn" the Supreme Court about what cases they should or should not take, or do anything "outside of the legal briefs." This was a legal brief. The plaintiffs in this case filed a legal brief with the Supreme Court, asking the court to take this case as an expedited appeal. The administration, acting as a party to the litigation filed a legal brief opposing that request. That is by no means a breach of the separation of powers.
“...Il duce!..:
The Italians had “Il Duce”...
WE have “Ill Feckless Douche”.
Same sh*t, different package.
One of the highlights of the fun-filled 1940s was watching Mussolini swinging, upside down.
Good post, makes me laugh!
You said it! There’s gonna be a run on duct tape. 8)
Is that an order Oburkha? you loose screw you...better stop before I get angry.
My Dear Emporer Palpatine:
You made my day.
Ahh, the imagery...
The “Ceaecescu Wall Crawl Boogie-Woogie” was nice too. Feel-good moment of the last decade of the last century...
Always good to see a commie/socialist/fascist bastard get his/her/its come-uppance.
+1
Yes
In all Cases affecting Ambassadors, other public Ministers and Consuls, and those in which a State shall be Party, the supreme Court shall have original Jurisdiction.
He hideth my soul
in the cleft of the Rock
And covereth me with His Hand.
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