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Politics : A US National Health Care System? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: greatplains_guy who wrote (36979)	6/5/2014 12:45:14 AM
From: i-node	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 42652

>> You have a point; they don't seem to be using the Constitution any more. I may be totally naive, but I really think every time Obama circumvents the Constitution -- which he seems to be doing on a routine basis these days -- it pisses off the Supreme Court. In fact, I can't imagine even the liberal justices supporting some of what is happening now. Jonathan Turley has made the point, correctly, that this needs to be shut down or it is potentially dangerous and leading to an "Imperial Presidency". And he is obviously correct. So, I wouldn't be shocked if the Court decides it is going to take a stand on Obamacare at some point; and I think every time Obama moves against the Constitution he increases the chance of the Court hearing an Origination Clause case and discarding the entire law. Turley's articles on the subject of the Imperial Presidency are really worth reading. Back in February, when he testified before Congress, he made the point that these actions have to be corrected before Obama leaves office or they will effectively become precedent and that seems right to me. So I question whether the Court can be counted on to just say, "Oh, we'll let the executive and the legislative work this out." At some point, someone has to settle the issue (as they did in Marbury, and Bush v. Gore). Somehow, Obama has to be stopped and nothing would speak to it more forcefully than throwing out the ACA.