Unprecedented
"I'm confident that the Supreme Court will not take what would be an unprecedented, extraordinary step of overturning a law that was passed by a strong majority of a democratically elected Congress," --President Obama, 04/02/2012
Unprecedented. The Supreme Court first ruled that a law passed by congress was unconstitutional in 1803, Marbury –vs- Madison (an effort to pack the courts), and has been doing so regularly since then. Hardly ‘unprecedented’, don’t you think?
From Article VI of the Constitution of the United States:
This Constitution, and the laws of the United States which shall be made in pursuance thereof; and all treaties made, or which shall be made, under the authority of the United States, shall be the supreme law of the land; and the judges in every state shall be bound thereby
And from Article III:
The judicial power shall extend to all cases, in law and equity, arising under this Constitution, the laws of the United States
I would say, reading the plain language of the Constitution, that the courts have the right and authority to do just what President Obama suggests, taking the extraordinary step of overturning a (BAD) law passed by congress. They’ve done it before, and should continue doing so, whenever congress passes a law that exceeds its constitutional power.
Is Obamacare unconstitutional? I don’t know. I believe it is, but my opinion doesn’t count for much. The only way a law can be held as unconstitutional is for the Supreme Court to determine it as such. We’ll soon find out. Having a sitting President ‘caution’ the Supreme Court about a case they are looking at… now there’s something that is ‘unprecedented’. The only comparable event I can think of also involved Obama, when he took a very public shot at the Supreme Court during the 2010 State of the Union address.
I suppose you really can’t blame him… after all, if you eliminate Obamacare, what has the President done since being elected? He’s spent over a trillion dollars in ‘stimulus’, which didn’t work, and he’s increased the national dept by more than any other president in history. No matter how you feel about Obamacare, it’s the only thing he did in his first term that could in any way be considered positive.
How's that for 'hope and change'?
I'm not a Romney fan, but as I see it, we've got to get rid of this guy. Ron Paul isn't going to get there, neither is Santorum. When November rolls around, there will be two choices on that ballot. Romney, or 4 more years of Obama. I'm not at all sure this nation can stand 4 more years of Obama.
-Author's Addition-
Did you hear the latest? A panel of judges from the 5th circuit are demanding a 3 page answer to the question 'do the courts have the power to overturn unconstitutional laws' from the Obama justice department...
:D