Posted on 12/05/2013 6:57:43 AM PST by Hotlanta Mike
REP. BOB GOODLATTE (R-VA): Professor Turley, the constitution, the system of separated powers is not simply about stopping one branch of government from usurping another. It's about protecting the liberty of Americans from the dangers of concentrated government power. How does the president's unilateral modification of act of Congress affect both the balance of power between the political branches and the liberty interests of the American people?
JONATHAN TURLEY: Thank you, Mr. Chairman. The danger is quite severe. The problem with what the president is doing is that he's not simply posing a danger to the constitutional system. He's becoming the very danger the Constitution was designed to avoid. That is the concentration of power in every single branch.
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By all accounts, Roberts had written the majority opinion striking down 0bamacare as unconstitutional, but changed the opinion shortly before it was handed down. Supreme Court justices don’t just “change their minds” as they would in ordering the taco salad over a cheeseburger. This was the defining moment of his tenure as Chief Justice, and everyone knew it.
Something happened to make him change; it had to be an outside influence. Of course, the “what” is going to be speculation. Regardless, his decision in this case effectively removed the Supreme Court as an obstacle to the revolution.
Turley’s a democrat. He’s just the exception to the rule - he’s honest and thoughtful. Not many dems like that anymore...
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