You are kidding yourself if you think the Supremes will make a decision by a minor slight obambi said at a State of Union message. I actually hope they are not that biased and rule by Constitutional intent.
I admire the sentiment, but we are looking at a more serious situation then just one upmanship. They may, and very properly in my view, look at it as a priceless opportunity to knock him down to size by reminding him of that.
Remember, if Barry is (and he has been) allowed to pretty much do away with Congress, what would make the Supreme Court think he can’t get along without them, too?
And what if he lost the case and went ahead with the mandate anyhow claiming that it fell under that recently revised EO. In fact, has any taken a look at that thing close enough to be sure there are no sneaky little clauses that can be twisted to fit?
Congress and the US Supreme Court both need to realize what is at stake here and that their total relevance as institutions in the future may indeed rest with their ability to bring down Obama before he brings down the Constitution completely.
The most important reason that the United States Government has lasted as long as it has is that it is build on checks and balances between the three co-equal branches of government. It hasn’t always worked perfectly, but it HAS up to now, worked. That’s vital.
Everybody’s talking about this now. I went to the comic pages today to get some relief from this crazy political crisis and look what I found on Prickly City.
http://www.gocomics.com/comic/explore/1398288/11
Now this is NOT intended to be funny people. The comic artist is using his medium to tell us he sees it too, and he wants other people to wake up and look around them.
We’re getting right up to the edge.