The Man Who Would be King
Or maybe he thinks he is king. Here is the latest royal proclamation from his majesty, the anointed one, he who has visited all 57 states, protector of Islam, friend of the Muslim Brotherhood, the ever-flexible-but-even-more-flexible-after-the-next-election, the one, the only, Barack Obama!President Obama on Monday issued stern language to the Supreme Court of the United States regarding his health care law, expressing confidence "Obamacare" will not be overturned by the nation's highest court.Public warning? What is he planning on doing if the "activist" Supreme Court decides that Obama is wrong? Elected or not, they are the third branch of government and as such have a voice. What Obama doesn't want to understand because he thinks he doesn't have to, is that his is not the only voice in the room, and the other voices are allowed to be heard whether or not they agree with him.
"I'm confident this will be upheld because it should be upheld," the president said Monday afternoon at a White House press conference that included ‪Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Mexican President Felipe Calderon, who are attending the North American Leaders' Summit. The president said overturning the law would be "an unprecedented and extraordinary step" and compared the court's rejection of the law to "judicial activism."
"For years what we've heard is the biggest problem on the bench was judicial activism," the president said, baiting conservatives who have long complained about justices' political agendas. The president stressed that the judges are "unelected" and noted that the law was passed by a democratically elected Congress.
Monday's comments were the first public warning the president has issued since the justices heard oral arguments last week on the constitutionality of the law, which includes an individual health care mandate.
It remains to be seen how the justices will rule on the matter. On Friday, the court began deliberations, which could last through June. The ruling could significantly impact the president's re-election strategy.
And the Left called Bush a fascist?
Labels: Obama, Obamacare, Supreme Court
posted by Harry @ 7:13 PM
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