Is this even legal? Maybe someone who knows the law better than me could fill me in on this one, but i wouldnt have thought that it is legal for someone involved in a trial to try to contact the judge, and influence them when they are in the process of making a decision on a case.
OBAMA WARNS SUPREMES: DON'T OVERTURN HEALTHCARE REFORM
The Obama administration warned the Supreme Court this week via papers filed with the Court that if Obamacare is struck down, there will be an âextraordinary disruptionâ in Medicare. Medicare was not discussed during the Supreme Court arguments, since it was not a Constitutional issue. This is a practical argument, not a legal one; itâs the Obama administration applying pressure to the Supremes.
But thatâs what the Obama administration does â they focus on the politics of the situation rather than on the legalities. If they canât win on the law, they figure, theyâll push the Court to act via âempathy,â President Obamaâs favorite legal standard. And if they lose, theyâll blame the Court for destroying Medicare.
Itâs a win-win for the Obama administration: if the Court strikes down Obamacare, Obama will blame the Court for harming Medicare. If the Court upholds Obamacare to prevent an âextraordinary disruptionâ in Medicare, Obama gets what he wants.
The simple fact is that the âdisruption in Medicareâ argument could have been made during oral arguments (particularly the section on severability). It wasnât. Instead, the Obama administration waits until now to âquietlyâ inform the Supremes, according to the Associated Press. This is politics, pure and simple.
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/05/04/Obama-to-Supremes-Dont-You-Dare
OBAMA WARNS SUPREMES: DON'T OVERTURN HEALTHCARE REFORM
The Obama administration warned the Supreme Court this week via papers filed with the Court that if Obamacare is struck down, there will be an âextraordinary disruptionâ in Medicare. Medicare was not discussed during the Supreme Court arguments, since it was not a Constitutional issue. This is a practical argument, not a legal one; itâs the Obama administration applying pressure to the Supremes.
But thatâs what the Obama administration does â they focus on the politics of the situation rather than on the legalities. If they canât win on the law, they figure, theyâll push the Court to act via âempathy,â President Obamaâs favorite legal standard. And if they lose, theyâll blame the Court for destroying Medicare.
Itâs a win-win for the Obama administration: if the Court strikes down Obamacare, Obama will blame the Court for harming Medicare. If the Court upholds Obamacare to prevent an âextraordinary disruptionâ in Medicare, Obama gets what he wants.
The simple fact is that the âdisruption in Medicareâ argument could have been made during oral arguments (particularly the section on severability). It wasnât. Instead, the Obama administration waits until now to âquietlyâ inform the Supremes, according to the Associated Press. This is politics, pure and simple.
http://www.breitbart.com/Big-Government/2012/05/04/Obama-to-Supremes-Dont-You-Dare
