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Obama Declares War on Supreme Court

Obama Declares War on Supreme Court

Today, President Obama effectively declared war on the Supreme Court. Speaking from the Rose Garden, he suggested that the “unelected” Supreme Court must avoid the “extraordinary … unprecedented” measure of striking down his unconstitutional Obamacare regime: Ultimately, I am confident

Bill Clinton Fibs on Obamacare Constitutionality

Bill Clinton Fibs on Obamacare Constitutionality

Former president Bill Clinton said today on MSNBC that Obamacare shouldn’t be struck down by the Supreme Court – he actually said it wasn’t unconstitutional in any “way, shape or form” — and instead suggested that the only reason it

'Face The Nation' Roundtable

'Face The Nation' Roundtable

Bob Schieffer sits with Romney strategist Kevin Madden, PBS’ Gwen Ifill, and Jan Crawford and John Dickerson of CBS News to talk about this week’s events, including election strategies and possible Supreme Court rulings.

NPR, Politico Are the April Fools on Obamacare

NPR, Politico Are the April Fools on Obamacare

NPR’s On the Media today featured a conversation between host Brooke Gladstone and Politico’s Josh Gerstein about “how challenging Obamacare on constitutional grounds went from a zany fringe idea to a mainstream conversation.”  Likewise, all week long, liberal media commentators have

AP Runs Interference for Obama's 'Flexibility' Gaffe

AP Runs Interference for Obama's 'Flexibility' Gaffe

WASHINGTON (AP) – Missile defense isn’t the only area in which President Barack Obama will have “more flexibility” if he’s re-elected. Immigration, the Canada-to-Texas oil pipeline, gay marriage, tax policy and other issues could invite bold initiatives by a president

Justices Meet to Vote on Obamacare Case

Justices Meet to Vote on Obamacare Case

(AP) Justices meet Friday to vote on health care caseBy MARK SHERMANAssociated PressWASHINGTONWhile the rest of us have to wait until June, the justices of the Supreme Court will know the likely outcome of the historic health care case by

SCOTUS, Mandates, and The Democrat Media Complex

SCOTUS, Mandates, and The Democrat Media Complex

There are two stories dominating the news cycles over the last few days: the Trayvon Martin / George Zimmerman case and the Supreme Court hearing oral arguments regarding ObamaCare’s constitutionality. For pure media bias and how they create and push

Obamacare Is 'the Most Important Case' in 50 Years

Obamacare Is 'the Most Important Case' in 50 Years

Does the fate of a federal government with limited powers rest in the hands of Supreme Court Justice Antonin Scalia? And if so, will he rule against broad federal powers (as he did in the Gonzales case) or in favor of the

UPDATE: SCOTUS Backtracking On Individual Mandate?

UPDATE: SCOTUS Backtracking On Individual Mandate?

While yesterday’s oral arguments seemed to make clear the Court’s opposition to the Obamacare individual mandate, today’s oral arguments seem to show the Court backtracking quickly. According to Lyle Denniston at SCOTUS Blog, the Justices seemed uncomfortable with the ramifications

Politico's Claws Out For Chief Justice Roberts

Politico's Claws Out For Chief Justice Roberts

Glenn Thrush, alleged reporter for Politico, has decided that any legal opposition to Obamacare must spring not from Constitutional concerns – concerns mirrored by Justices Kennedy, Roberts, Alito, Scalia, Thomas, and even Sotomayor in part – but from sheer politics.

What Federalism Can Teach about Obamacare

What Federalism Can Teach about Obamacare

After two years of open debate, this week the United Sates Supreme Court is hearing three days of legal arguments about the constitutionality of President Obama’s mandated healthcare overhaul. A ruling could come as soon as June of this year. In the two years

Big Decision: Obamacare Gets Slapped Around By Supreme Court

Big Decision: Obamacare Gets Slapped Around By Supreme Court

By all accounts, today’s Supreme Court oral arguments were extremely lively. The hearing, which covered the individual mandate, matched the conservative constitutional wing of the Court – and Justice Kennedy – against the liberal wing of the Court, which inserted