Our constitutional law professor President Obama also claimed the Supreme Court had not overruled a commerce case since Lochner, going back to the 30s.
Lochner, one of the all-time top-cited cases, had to do with state contract law and was decided in the year 1905.
Putting aside the fact that Obamacare passed with anything but a “strong majority” of Congress, the concept of judicial review has been established for over 200 years; for a president not to understand this displays shocking ignorance.
Not to mention the fact that most of the liberals’ favorite Supreme Court decisions involved overturning laws that were enacted by democratically elected Congresses or legislatures, e.g., Roe v. Wade, Lawrence v. Texas and many more.
Obama’s comments were so ill-informed that they prompted an angry response from a panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Overturning a law of course would not be unprecedented — since the Supreme Court since 1803 has asserted the power to strike down laws it interprets as unconstitutional. The three-judge appellate court appears to be asking the administration to admit that basic premise — despite the president’s remarks that implied the contrary. The panel ordered the Justice Department to submit a three-page, single-spaced letter addressing whether the Executive Branch believes courts have such power.
This goes right along with Obama a few weeks ago declaring to totally invalidate Congress by ruling through executive orders. He is well on his way to establishing a full blown communist dictatorship for himself.
Who does the Supreme Court think they are to dare and cross this dictator?
ReplyDeleteHe can not run on his record because his record is that of the most failed presidency in the history of America.
ReplyDeleteOur constitutional law professor President Obama also claimed the Supreme Court had not overruled a commerce case since Lochner, going back to the 30s.
ReplyDeleteLochner, one of the all-time top-cited cases, had to do with state contract law and was decided in the year 1905.
Putting aside the fact that Obamacare passed with anything but a “strong majority” of Congress, the concept of judicial review has been established for over 200 years; for a president not to understand this displays shocking ignorance.
ReplyDeleteNot to mention the fact that most of the liberals’ favorite Supreme Court decisions involved overturning laws that were enacted by democratically elected Congresses or legislatures, e.g., Roe v. Wade, Lawrence v. Texas and many more.
Obama’s comments were so ill-informed that they prompted an angry response from a panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.
Overturning a law of course would not be unprecedented — since the Supreme Court since 1803 has asserted the power to strike down laws it interprets as unconstitutional. The three-judge appellate court appears to be asking the administration to admit that basic premise — despite the president’s remarks that implied the contrary. The panel ordered the Justice Department to submit a three-page, single-spaced letter addressing whether the Executive Branch believes courts have such power.
ReplyDeleteThis goes right along with Obama a few weeks ago declaring to totally invalidate Congress by ruling through executive orders. He is well on his way to establishing a full blown communist dictatorship for himself.
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