Posted on 07/02/2012 2:02:54 PM PDT by Nachum
Don't be fooled by the false praise being heaped upon Chief Justice John Roberts by the mainstream media and its favorite go-to legal commentators. Jeffrey Toobin, no less, of the New Yorker and CNN, lets the cat out of the bag--they are celebrating Roberts's opinion in the Obamacare case, even though they know it is a total farce:
In the end, of course, Roberts did uphold the A.C.A. as an exercise of the constitutional power to tax. Frankly, that argument is not a persuasive one. As the conservative Justices wrote in their joint dissenting opinion, taxes are enforced contributions to support a government; penalties are punishments for unlawful acts. The individual mandate is clearly designed to induce the purchase of insurance, and the only people who have to pay the fees are the ones who refuse to go along. That sounds a lot like a penalty. But it was good enough for Roberts, and it led to the correct result. Any port will do in a constitutional storm.
A constitutional storm, yes--one of Obama's own creation, when Obamacare passed in March 2010 and when he attacked the Supreme Court in March 2012.
(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...
He says he's a CATHOLIC, but he has BLOOD on his hands because we are all now going to pay for ABORTIONS.....$1.00 a month??? $1.00 ayear???? I will NEVER pay this dollar...NEVER!
You can thank RINO George Bush for sticking this nation with another liberal justice for life. There is no way the Bush administration didn’t know Roberts was a flaming liberal unless they were a total bunch of incompetent idiots. Good riddance to George Bush and his entire inept RINO administration.
He didn’t want a poison dart, I gather. I miss Breitbart.
I dunno, but those deep red bloodshot eyes from his swearing in and the day of the ruling are very creepy.
Ah. Signed up last Tuesday to tell us it’s Bush’s fault. You are hundreds of thousands of posts late. You could have signed up a few years ago to tell us this.
What you say is true. Can’t argue with that. Just wanted to vent my extreme anger and frustration with Roberts.
Roberts should just stay where he’s vacationing (someone said it’s Malta). He’s despised by conservatives, and being derided by the libs. (He’s a “tool” on so many levels.) The only people who have no opinion are the people who are clueless — the “man on the street” people interviewed on Hannity and don’t even know the name of our dolt VP.
Just to clarify my point all I was trying to say is that the RINO wing of the Republican party (Bushes, McCain etc.) has done as much to harm the cause of freedom and liberty in this country as the democrat liberals. With friends like that who needs enemies. I have been voting Republican all my life and am sick of choosing between the lesser of two evils and getting screwed in the end.
“If I were a lib, I’d be laughing, smiling and flipping everyone the bird too.”
If I were a lib I’d be laughing too....how could you not.
The CHIEF SUPREME COURT JUSTICE PICKED BY A REPUBLICAN...JUST SHAT ON US.
I laugh too...especially if republicans were actually DEFENDING his wacky, confusing decision
Well, I can understand that all too well.
I am down on the liberal republicans as well, but I have no idea how to go forward. I stopped giving donations to the RNC years ago, because they aren’t interested in conservative candidates. They appear to be focused on “middle of the road” candidates, which means they aren’t conservative. In the parlance of the day, “RINO” candidates.
I am at a loss for how to proceed. Look. Look who we have to vote for again. A guy like like Dole and McCain, but without the military service to at least make it palatable.
Agreed. It certainly is a sad, disgusting state of affairs as far as the RNC goes. Guess I will have to hold my nose and vote Romney. Keep your powder dry.
Liberals loved destroying a good hearted George Bush over the ‘no new taxes’ thing - they played him like a fish.
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