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To: Ghost of Philip Marlowe
If the WH is telling the USSC not to take a case or to rule in its favor, then it most certainly is a breach of separation of powers.

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.

149 posted on 03/16/2011 7:35:19 AM PDT by Conscience of a Conservative
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To: Conscience of a Conservative

Do you really believe Obammie the Chicago-thug Commie does not have his minions spreading intimidation in any form that will help him push his communist agenda?

Tsk, tsk. I’m surprised that you have that much faith in the scumbags that currently chuckle about farting in the Oval Office.


169 posted on 03/16/2011 8:59:41 PM PDT by Ghost of Philip Marlowe (Prepare for survival.)
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