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"He did not shout it out loud, but just as Republican Congressman Joe Wilson had enough with President Obama’s outright lies in that September speech, Justice Samuel Alito mouthed the words “not true” as Obama launched into a demagogic diatribe against the U.S. Supreme Court. Justices, of course, cannot defend themselves from such attacks. Fox News reported: “Obama had taken the unusual step of scolding the high court in his State of the Union address Wednesday. ‘With all due deference to the separation of powers,’ he began, the court last week ‘reversed a century of law that I believe will open the floodgates for special interests — including foreign corporations — to spend without limit in our elections.’ Alito made a dismissive face, shook his head repeatedly and appeared to mouth the words ‘not true” or possibly ’simply not true’.”...
While corporations now enjoy the same rights as newspapers to endorse candidates, the decision did not lift the ban on “foreign corporations” from interfering with American elections.
President Obama's State of the Union criticism of the recent decision of the U.S. Supreme Court permitting corporations and unions to spend unlimited amounts of money advocating for their respective positions in federal elections was untrue, but that wasn't the worst of it. The President delivered the untruth to a partisan congressional audience in close, physical proximity to the justices, who were seated in the midst of that audience. The Democrats in the Congress seized the opportunity to intimidate the justices physically with their raucous applause approving the President's untruth. The Democrats in Congress seem to believe that bullying the justices in this direct, "in your face", partisan fashion was appropriate. They don't seem to understand how much this attack on the justices, egged on by the President of the United States, damages the dignity and image of the Presidency and the Congress of the United States. These people again have proven themselves unworthy of their offices. They must be replaced in the next elections.
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written by Behold a Pale Horse , January 28, 2010
Criticizing the Supreme Court is a presidential tradition that dates back to Jefferson.
Conservatives have made criticizing the Supreme Court a corner stone of their political platform since the early 1960s.
Yes, when it was going their way, liberals always defended the Court's independence and constitutional role of overseeing the executive and legislative branches.
written by Quickjustice , January 29, 2010
To be clear, criticizing the U.S. Supreme Court is appropriate. Law professors and lawyers indulge in such criticism all the time, as have I.nnCriticism is one thing. Physical and verbal confrontation in the context of the State of the Union address, coupled with the President's untrue characterization of the decision, is something quite different, particularly when the justices cannot respond.
written by Daniel Peterson , January 29, 2010
It's one thing to criticize a ruling.nIt's another thing for a "constitutional scholar" to completely disregard the facts of the ruling and lie to the Congress AND American people on national TV.n
written by Behold a Pale Horse , January 29, 2010
What's stopping the Justices from holding a press conference or writing an op-ed piece?
If anyone says it's inappropriate, they can say that Obama started it, and they have the right to defend themselves.
written by Daniel Peterson , January 29, 2010
The Supreme Court nows needs a public relations division? Their rulings are published. It's left for the lawyers to interepret. Why should they hold a press conference?
Society has been dumbed down.
At one time, politicians weren't considered entertainers. They may have been featured in high society type stories in certain publications but I don't recall politicians being given the "Brangelina" or "Bennifer" treatment.
Now, tabloids like Star or the Enquirer feature gossip stories on politicians.
"Michalle Obama scolds Barack at presidential reception. Pictures Inside!"
That's simply wrong to me.
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