Obama Slams Supreme Court over Obamacare "The highest elected official in the United States dished out an extra helping of irony yesterday when, in speaking at a joint news conference with Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper and Mexican President Felipe Calderon, President Barack Obama slammed the Supreme Court as an “unelected group of people” who will have turned to “judicial activism or a lack of judicial restraint” if they strike down Obamacare."
...."The irony in all this is that this President has presided over an Administration that is the epitome of recklessly abusing power, at times in flagrant violation of the Constitution, and has empowered unelected bureaucrats to write scads of new regulations impacting nearly every corner of American life."
Emphasis added. Perhaps Mr. Obama should think of the court as "justice czars"
...."The irony in all this is that this President has presided over an Administration that is the epitome of recklessly abusing power, at times in flagrant violation of the Constitution, and has empowered unelected bureaucrats to write scads of new regulations impacting nearly every corner of American life."
Emphasis added. Perhaps Mr. Obama should think of the court as "justice czars"
Volokh Conspiracy: Four Thoughts on the Individual Mandate Argument "If the Court does end up striking down the mandate, this will be the second consecutive presidency in which the Supreme Court imposed significant limits on the primary agenda of the sitting President in ways that were unexpected based on precedents at the time the President acted. Last time around, it was President Bush and the War on Terror." Also from Volokh:
President Obama versus the Constitution "President Obama can call legislation enacted by a vote of 219 to 212 a “strong” majority if he wishes. But there is nothing in the Constitution suggesting that a bill which garners the votes of 50.3% of the House of Representatives has such a “strong” majority that it therefore becomes exempt from judicial review. To the contrary, almost all of the 165 federal statutes which the Court has ruled unconstitutional had much larger majorities, most of them attracted votes from both Democrats and Republicans, and some of them were enacted nearly unanimously."
Jennifer Rubin: Obama goes after the Supreme Court "The president’s attack, then, is not only irresponsible but also politically risky. If his own side doesn’t call him out on his antics, Romney and other conservatives should — in defending the court they’d be right on the merits and right on the politics."
Legal Insurrection: Hey Obama, know what else those unelected judges have? "The thing is, those judges may not be elected, and may not have any divisions.
"The other thing they have is class, so they will not allow those memories to get in the way of their decision. And they will not be bullied by the bully pulpit."
Jennifer Rubin: Obama goes after the Supreme Court "The president’s attack, then, is not only irresponsible but also politically risky. If his own side doesn’t call him out on his antics, Romney and other conservatives should — in defending the court they’d be right on the merits and right on the politics."
Legal Insurrection: Hey Obama, know what else those unelected judges have? "The thing is, those judges may not be elected, and may not have any divisions.
But they have one thing, long memories:"
"The other thing they have is class, so they will not allow those memories to get in the way of their decision. And they will not be bullied by the bully pulpit."
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